NEW DELHI: Days before the Delhi assembly elections, senior BJP member Narendra Tandon, who was in charge of chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi’s election campaign, has resigned from the party.In a letter to BJP chief Amit Shah, Tandon, ​a former secretary of the party’ city unit and a permanent invitee to Delhi BJP’s executive committee, said that he cannot stand ‘constant dictation by Bedi’. He also claimed that Bedi’s personal staff insulted him and it was becoming difficult to work with her.BJP sources say Tandon has been part of the campaign committee which is headed by Anil Jain.

He was given the additional responsibility of managing Bedi’s campaign soon after her induction into the party.

While the BJP said his quitting the party will not in any way affect its election preparations as he was a “low-level” functionary and his performance was “not impressive”, it definitely reflects the growing unrest within the party.

Asked about Tandon’s resignation, Kiran Bedi refused to comment.

Delhi BJP, however, appeared unfazed and claimed he had “created trouble” in the past too.

“His past record is not very impressive. He has created trouble for the party in the past as well. He had filed nomination against party candidate Rajni Abbi in the 2013 assembly polls in Timarpur constituency,” Delhi BJP spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor said, adding that Tandon’s resignation will not affect the party.

Tandon was general secretary of Delhi University’s Students Union in late 1990s during his stint with BJP’s ABVP. He rose through the party ranks and later became secretary of Delhi BJP when O P Kohli was made the city unit chief.

The BJP is likely to release its vision document later on Monday.

He has not resigned for 1st time,this is the 3rd time,no conflict within party: Harish Khurana,Delhi BJP Spox on Narendra Tandon’s resign

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Delhi goes to polls on February 7, with counting of votes set to take place on February 10.

Kiran Bedi’s response on being asked about Narendra Tandon’s resignation https://t.co/Kj2kQlBx4c

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Kiran Bedi’s aide Narendra Tandon withdraws resignation, returns to BJP

IndiaToday.in  New Delhi, February 2, 2015 | UPDATED 15:33 IST

Narendra TandonKiran Bedi’s election campaign aide Narendra Tandon withdrew his resignation from the BJP hours after he quit on Monday.

“I became a bit emotional and submitted the resignation. I have withdrawn the resignation and I will continue to work for party,” Tandon told reporters.

Tandon had gone at the BJP headquarters to meet Amit Shah and take back his resignation.

Tandon was BJP’s state executive member and poll campaign in-charge for Bedi at Krishna Nagar constituency. Bedi is the BJP’s chief ministerial candidate in Delhi.

He quit from the party on Monday and wrote a letter to the leadership, saying he was miffed at Bedi.

In his resignation letter to BJP president Amit Shah, Tandon said he “could not tolerate” the way she gave her “dictations” to party workers.

“Her (Kiran Bedi) aides used to insult me on every issue,” Tandon’s letter said.

Delhi BJP spokesperson Harish Khurana however said that earlier too, Tandon had resigned twice.

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