Pro-Khalistan NDP leader to step down after massive loss

Indo-Canadian leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) Jagmeet Singh announced his intent to resign from the post in a night that saw him losing his own riding (constituency) of Burnaby Central in British Columbia.

- Anirudh Bhattacharyya

TORONTO:

It was a terrible outcome for Singh personally as he ended up third in the constituency, with 18.1% of the vote share, and trailing both the Liberal Party's Wade Chang and the Conservative James Yan, both of whom were thousands of ballots ahead of him.

He also led his party to a devastating defeat, with the NDP on track to garner just seven seats, losing 18 from the result in the 2021 elections. It wasn't just a bruising night for the NDP; it also meant that it was likely to lose official party status in the House of Commons that will be formed soon. It dropped 12% in support, with just six per cent backing in these elections.