<p>Ashok Lavasa on Tuesday resigned as Election Commissioner and would soon be joining the Asian Development Bank as vice president, sources in the poll panel said.</p>.<p>Lavasa was next in line to head the EC.</p>.<p>Lavasa, the sources said, has sent his resignation to Rashtrapati Bhavan and has requested to be relieved on August 31.</p>.<p>He would be joining the Philippines-based ADB sometime in September, they added.</p>.<p>He was named the bank's vice president last month.</p>
<p>Ashok Lavasa on Tuesday resigned as Election Commissioner and would soon be joining the Asian Development Bank as vice president, sources in the poll panel said.</p>.<p>Lavasa was next in line to head the EC.</p>.<p>Lavasa, the sources said, has sent his resignation to Rashtrapati Bhavan and has requested to be relieved on August 31.</p>.<p>He would be joining the Philippines-based ADB sometime in September, they added.</p>.<p>He was named the bank's vice president last month.</p>