Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:37am on 31 Jul 2026,Friday Politics
Shehzad Poonawalla has resigned from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), where he served as a national spokesperson, according to reports. Although neither Poonawalla nor the BJP has issued an official statement explaining the decision, he updated his X profile by removing all references to the party while describing himself as a lifelong follower of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Poonawalla joined the BJP after leaving the Congress in 2017 and became one of the party's prominent television debaters. His resignation has sparked political speculation, with observers awaiting an official clarification on the reasons behind his exit.
