Four killed in post-election violence in India’s West Bengal
Unrest grips the key eastern state after Modi's Hindu nationalist BJP wins the state election for the first time.
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At least four people have been killed in post-election violence in India's West Bengal state after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist BJP won the state election for the first time, securing 206 of 294 assembly seats. The clashes erupted between supporters of the BJP and the incumbent All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) party, which had ruled the state since 2011 under chief minister Mamata Banerjee, who lost her seat and has rejected the results alleging election rigging. The violence included attacks on party offices, vandalizing of public property, and clashes in the state capital Kolkata and other districts, with both parties accusing each other of killing their workers.