The Diamond Harbour municipal board in West Bengal is dissolved after nine Trinamool Congress (TMC) councillors resign, according to reports. The councillors cite allegations of financial irregularities and intimidation in their resignation letters. Following the resignations, the civic body’s elected setup is replaced by administrative control, with the sub-divisional officer appointed as administrator to run the board’s functions. Both outlets describe the development as a political setback for the TMC, noting the municipality’s location in Abhishek Banerjee’s constituency. The dissolution means the board’s operations are now overseen by the administration rather than through the councillors’ mandate. The reports present the resignations and the subsequent dissolution as linked events, with no alternative reasons or specific details of the alleged irregularities or intimidation provided in the coverage. The move adds to a series of political challenges for the TMC that are referenced in one report as following recent electoral losses.