India, June 4 -- Senior Trinamool Congress leader Firhad Hakim is set to resign as the mayor of Kolkata after party chief Mamata Banerjee accepted his request to step down, party spokesperson Kunal Ghosh said on Wednesday.

"Firhad Hakim has repeatedly expressed his desire before party supremo Mamata Banerjee to resign from the mayor's post. Mamata tried to dissuade him. He, however, said that the civic body has been made defunct. After considering all sides the TMC chief gave her nod to Hakim to resign from the post," Ghosh told media persons.

HT tried to reach out to him, but couldn't get a response till the time of print.

Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) chairperson Mala Roy told news agency PTI: "I am yet to receive Firhad Hakim'...