Once a kingmaker in Canadian politics, Jagmeet Singh announced on April 29 that he is quitting as the leader of the National Democratic Party (NDP) after he lost his own election to parliament and his party suffered a rout, reported IANS.
A Khalistan sympathiser at heart, Singh influenced former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who depended on him to keep his minority government in power, against India.
Now, he has been personally defeated, and his party faces irrelevance. From the 24 seats the NDP had in the last House of Commons, it was down to an expected seven seats this time, having won four and leading in three.
“I’m disappointed that we could not win more seats, but I’m not disappointed in our movement,” Singh told his supporters.