Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Najeeb Jung Resigns Thursday Dec 22,2016

Najeeb Jung, whose tenure was marked by frequent run-ins with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, has resigned as Lieutenant Governor of Delhi and submitted his resignation to the Centre on Thursday Dec 22,2016

Jung had still close to more than a year and a half to go for his term to end and the reason for his resignation is not yet known.

"Jung thanked the people of Delhi for all their support and affection, especially during the one year of President's Rule in Delhi, when he got unstinted support from them and which in turn helped run the administration in Delhi smoothly and effortlessly," said a statement from the L-G's office.

In his resignation letter Jung said he was returning to his "first love, academics".