India, Aug. 5 -- The All India Trinamool Congress has appointed Dr. Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar as the new chief whip for the party in the Lok Sabha. The official announcement from TMC comes after the abrupt resignation of Kalyan Banerjee.

"In consultation with senior parliamentarians, the Chairperson has nominated Dr. Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar as the new Chief Whip of the @AITCofficial in the Lok Sabha and Smt. Satabdi Roy as the new Deputy Leader of the AITC in the Lok Sabha with immediate effect," said TMC on X.

"We extend our best wishes to both of them in their new roles and in their continued efforts to uphold Bengal's pride, rights and honour," the official statement added further.

TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee announced his resignation from the...