JAMMU, Oct 10: JAMMU, Oct 10: The National Conference suffered a major setback in Jammu as two prominent leaders Devender Rana and Surjit Singh Slathia resigned from the party on Sunday.
Provisional President Jammu and former MLA Nagrota Devinder Singh Rana and former MLA Surjeet Singh Salathia resigned from the basic membership.
Rana was the most prominent face of the National Conference in the Jammu region. He is the younger brother of Union minister Dr Jitendra Singh.
Sources close to Rana said that he is likely to join the BJP on Monday in Delhi along with another senior NC leader, Surjeet Singh Slathia. (Agencies)