West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee approved the name of state urban development minister Firhad Hakim for the post of Kolkata mayor, hours after an amendment to the Kolkata municipal corporation act, 1980 — enabling non-councillors to be eligible, was passed in the assembly. Earlier in the day, Trinamool leader Sovan Chatterjee submitted his resignation to KMC chairperson Mala Roy.