Kolkata, April 11 : A day after Election Commission of India (ECI) withdrew its national party status, Trinamool Congress on Tuesday received yet another jolt with Luizinho Faleiro resigning as a Rajya Sabha member.

Mr. Faleiro had joined the Trinamool Congress in September 2021 and in November 2021 he was elected to Rajya Sabha when by-election to the seat vacated by party MP Arpita Ghosh was held. 

Sources in the Trinamool Congress said that the former Goa Chief Minister was asked to resign by the party. Trinamool Congress leadership was not very pleased by the performance of Mr. Faleiro. The party leadership is also upset with the fact that it has lost national party status.