Vikhe Patil has sent his resignation to the party leadership after his son Sujay Vikhe Patil left Congress last month and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.
“Congress CLP leader Mr Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil had offered to resign from his post and he had also sent a letter to the Congress President. This letter of resignation has been accepted by the Congress president,” Congress leader Ashok Chavan told reporters.