India, May 7 -- BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari's personal assistant, Chandranath Rath, was shot dead by unidentified assailants at Madhyamgram of West Bengal's North 24 Parganas late on Wednesday, police said. Rath was a crucial figure in Adhikari's election management in Nandigram and Bhabanipur, both seats that the leader won in the recently concluded assembly elections.

Rath's killing comes amid the ongoing tensions in West Bengal in the wake of Mamata Banerjee's refusal to resign as chief minister and challenge to take the matter to the streets. On Monday, May 4, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) registered a historic victory in the assembly elections, winning 207 of the 294 seats. Follow West Bengal news live updates

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