India, July 16 -- Actor-turned-politician Koel Mallick has resigned as a Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament, marking another setback for the Trinamool Congress (TMC) amid a series of recent departures from the party.

According to reports, Mallick submitted her resignation to Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar's successor, C.P. Radhakrishnan, though the reasons behind her decision have not been officially disclosed.

Mallick was elected to the Rajya Sabha earlier this year as one of TMC's nominees from West Bengal. Her resignation comes at a time when the Mamata Banerjee-led party has been dealing with multiple resignations and defections by MPs and legislators, adding to its organisational challenges ahead of key poli...