Senior TMC leader Firhad Hakim has resigned as mayor of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation, saying he was unable to function properly. Hakim, who served for nearly seven-and-a-half years, said he stepped down with Mamata Banerjee's consent

The All India Trinamool Congress faced its first split in 28 years after 58 rebel MLAs backed expelled leader Ritabrata Banerjee as Leader of Opposition. The faction secured recognition from the Assembly Speaker, triggering a major political crisis