New Delhi: Babul Supriyo formally resigned as an MP on Tuesday, a month after he quit the BJP to join the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC).Supriyo thanked the BJP leadership for the confidence they had shown in him.“My heart is heavy as I had began my political career with the BJP. I thank the PM, party chief, and Amit Shah. They showed confidence in me. I had left politics wholeheartedly. I thought that if I am not a part of the party, I should not keep any seat for myself,” he said after meeting Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla.The formal resignation letter as per rules & a personal note of gratitude to Hon’ble Speaker Sir @ombirlakota pic.twitter.com/lviZyRi74fâ Babul Supriyo (@SuPriyoBabul) October 19, 2021The development comes after the two-term MP from West Bengal’s Asansol had on September 20 â two days after joining the state’s ruling Trinamool Congress party â written to Birla, seeking a “brief” appointment with him to formally resign as a member of the House.The singer-turned-politician has repeatedly stressed that he did not want to continue as an MP since he was no longer a member of the party from which he won the seat.