social organizations and the people prevented the implementation of this agreement. In March 2008, Ghisingh was forced to resign as caretaker after losing public support in the Darjeeling hills to Bimal Gurung-led Gorkha Janmukti Morcha. From March 2008 to August 2012, the West Bengal government appointed IAS officers as administrators of DGHC and no election to the council was held in that period. Gorkhaland Territorial Administration The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha signed a tripartite agreement with the state and central governments on 18 July 2011 for the formation of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) in the Darjeeling hills. Till the GTA body was formed, the DGHC continued in the Darjeeling hills with a Board of Administrators composed of the three MLAs from Darjeeling constituency, Kurseong constituency and Kalimpong constituency, the Darjeeling District Magistrate, and the DGHC Administrator. The GTA replaced the DGHC after the GTA body was formed in August 2012 through a West Bengal state act. See also Chowrasta Darjeeling Mahakal temple References External links Darjeeling District Gorkhaland Politics of Darjeeling district Government of West Bengal Politics of West Bengal Autonomous regions of India Politics of Gorkhaland 1988 establishments in West Bengal 2012 disestablishments in India