Bhubaneswar: Odisha Legislative Assembly's Deputy Speaker Rajanikant Singh resigned from the post, today.

He stepped down from the post citing personal reason and handed over the resignation letter to Odisha Legislative Assembly's Speaker Pramila Mallik.

Speculations are rife that the four-time Angul MLA of BJD is likely to get crucial organizational role in the party to strengthen its position in the constituency.

"The Deputy Speaker post is a constitutional one, for which I was unable to participate in party activities. It was a pending decision. I tendered resignation in view of the upcoming actions. It will facilitate me to strengthen party's organization and reach out to the people," said Singh.

He was elected as the Deputy Speaker of Odisha Assembly in June of 2019.