KOLKATA, Oct. 22 -- A 38-year-old Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker was shot and hacked to death outside his home in West Bengal's Malda district on Wednesday night, sparking a fresh political row between the ruling party and the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC).

The deceased, Samir Ghosh, was attacked by a group of men in the district's Englishbazar area. His family and the BJP blamed the TMC for the murder.

"Eight suspects have been named in the police complaint. One accused, a local resident Ranjan Ghosh, was arrested following overnight interrogation," a Malda district police officer said on condition of anonymity.

Samir's brother, Bibek Ghosh, claimed the murder was linked to politics. "My brother was targeted because he worked f...