BJP demands Khurshid's resignation

The Bharatiya Janata Party has sought law minister Salman Khurshid's resignation after the Election Commission censured him for violating the model code of conduct in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh. However, the Congress defended Khurshid. Last month, Khurshid had promised the electorate that if the Congress was voted to power in UP, the party would increase the sub-quota for minorities (Muslims) to 9% in government jobs and educational institutions within the 27% reservation meant for 'Other Backward Classes (OBC).'