Former Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, Gegong Apang on Tuesday resigned from the primary membership of BJP. He was Chief Minister for 23 years.

He said that BJP General Secretary Ram Madhav did not allow many members and office bearers to place their views during the State level executive committee meeting held on November 10 and 11 at Pasighat.

The senior BJP leader said that the party no longer follows the principles of the late Atal Bihari Vajpayee. "I am disappointed to see that the present day BJP is no longer following the principles of the late Vajpayeeji," Apang said in his resignation letter sent to BJP President Amit Shah.

Apang in his letter to Amit Shah also regretted that BJP leadership used every dirty trick in the trade and installed late Kalikho Pul as Chief Minister.