Tensions high in West Bengal after BJP aide shot dead and hundreds arrested
Turmoil and violence rocks state since prime minister Narendra Modi’s party claimed victory in legislative election
Tensions have been high in the Indian state of West Bengal after a top political aide from Narendra Modi’s party was shot dead in the street and hundreds were arrested as violence broke out following elections this week.
The prime minister’s Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/06/west-bengal-chief-minister-mamata-banerjee-refuses-to-resign-election-narendra-modi-india">claimed victory in the West Bengal elections on Monday, defeating Trinamool Congress (TMC), which had ruled over the state legislature for 15 years.
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