"Saikat has decided to leave the office of Rep. Ocasio-Cortez to work with New Consensus to further develop plans for a Green New Deal," according to Trent, who added "We are extraordinarily grateful for his service to advance a bold agenda and improve the lives of the people in NY-14. From his co-founding of Justice Democrats to his work on the Ocasio-Cortez campaign and in the official office, Saikat's goal has always been to do whatever he can to help the larger progressive movement, and we look forward to continuing working with him to do just that"

The 33-year-old Chakrabarti - a Harvard graduate and former Bernie Sanders organizer in 2016 - made headlines in June when he compared moderate Democrats to Southern Democrat segregationists in a now-deleted tweet.