Gandhinagar: Kshatriya community leader Raj Shekhawat on Saturday resigned from the BJP in protest against Union Minister and Rajkot Lok Sabha candidate Parshottam Rupala’s remarks earlier.

Rupala, while speaking at a public event, had claimed several rulers broke bread with Britishers and even wedded daughters, a statement that drew widespread condemnation from Kshatriya community members.

Shekhawat is also the national president of a faction of the Karni Sena, an outfit of the Rajput or Kshatriya community. DeshGujarat