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BJP aide shot dead in India’s West Bengal days after historic election win
Thu, May 7 · 5:47 AM UTC
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Gunmen on motorbikes in India’s West Bengal ambushed and killed a political aide from the ruling Hindu-nationalist party days after it swept state elections, police said on Thursday.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won a resounding victory on Monday in the eastern state of more than 100 million people, taking 207 of the 294 assembly seats
Gunmen on motorbikes in India’s West Bengal ambushed and killed a political aide from the ruling Hindu-nationalist party days after it swept state elections, police said on Thursday
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Cite (APA): KHAO Editorial. (2026). BJP aide shot dead in India’s West Bengal days after historic election win . KHAO Daily Digest, May 07, 2026. Retrieved from https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3352707/bjp-aide-shot-dead-indias-west-bengal-days-after-historic-election-win
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Gunmen on motorbikes in India’s West Bengal ambushed and killed a political aide from the ruling Hindu-nationalist party days after it swept state elections, police said on Thursday.
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The late-night murder of BJP leader and chief minister probable Suvendu Adhikari’s trusted aide, Chandranath Rath, near Kolkata on Wednesday has heightened political tension in West Bengal, days after the Bharatiya…
Chandranath Rath, a close aide of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari, was shot dead in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on 6 May -- two days after the saffron party emerged victorious in West…
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New Delhi: The investigation into the murder of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari’s close aide Chandranath Rath has revealed chilling details suggesting that the attack was carefully planned well in advance.
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