Bangladesh, July 4 -- Amid continued setbacks and rebellion involving Trinamool Congress (TMC) since the last assembly election, the party chief in the Indian state of West Bengal has resigned.

Chandrima Bhattacharya, a former minister and three-time MLA in West Bengal and long considered one of the party chief Mamata Banerjee's closest aides, tendered her resignation on Saturday, reports NDTV.

She became the party's West Bengal president after the election defeat to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in May, replacing Subrata Bakshi. The appointment came after Mamata had dissolved all party committees and restructured the organisation on Jun 3.

"Please note that I withdraw myself as the authorised signatory of All India Trinamool Congr...