Top BJP leader's aide shot dead in violence after Indian state election

Chandranath Rath was personal assistant to Suvendu Adhikari, front runner to become West Bengal's new chief minister.

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BJP aide shot dead in India’s West Bengal days after historic election win

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. 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, for its first-ever state victory in West Bengal. Chandranath Rath, 41, a close aide of West Bengal’s BJP chief Suvendu Adhikari...

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‘Bengal voted out politics of violence’: Chirag Paswan on killing of Adhikari's aide

Union minister Chirag Paswan condemned the killing of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari’s aide, Chandranath Rath, calling it "politics of violence" that West Bengal voters rejected. Paswan alleged TMC goons were responsible and stated the central government will not tolerate such violence, asserting a BJP government will soon be formed in the state.

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Killing of Suvendu aide fuels fears of spiralling post-poll violence in Bengal

Calling the killing a "pre-planned murder", Adhikari alleged that his close aide Chandranath Rath had been tracked for days before being shot dead.

Before Chandranath Rath, Suvendu Adhikari Lost 3 Aides In 13 Years

The latest incident involves Chandranath Rath, another close aide of Adhikari, who was shot dead in North 24 Parganas last night.

Motorbike gunmen kill BJP political aide in India's West Bengal

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 Thursday. 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, for its first-ever state victory in West Bengal. Chandranath Rath, 41, a close aide of West Bengal’s BJP chief Suvendu Adhikari wa...

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Four killed in post-poll unrest in India's West Bengal

BJP political aide killed in West Bengal

At least five people have been killed since announcement of state election results

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Top BJP leader’s aide shot dead in violence after Indian state election

The aide to a top leader from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party has been shot dead in violence that broke out after elections in West Bengal state.

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