THE NEWSMAN OF INDIA.COM (New Delhi) Najeeb Jung resigned as the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi today with 18 months left in his tenure, saying he wants to return to his “first love, academics”. Mr Jung’s two years in office were dogged by his constant power tussle with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government.

Jung’s resignation is a surprise to me, tweeted by Arvind Kejriwalamd he also tweeted that my best wishes in all his future endeavours.

Mr Jung’s adviser Ajai Chaudhari said he was shocked too. “He resigned since he had personal reasons. He said he has worked for 45 years, now he wants to spend time with family.