Unrest grips the key eastern state after Modi’s Hindu nationalist BJP wins the state election for the first time.
At least four people have been killed in political unrest after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party won the state election in West Bengal, police and party officials say.
Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) swept the polls in its first-ever victory in the key eastern state, home to about 100 million people, winning 206 of the 294 assembly seats, according to results announced on Tuesday.
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West Bengal had been ruled by Modi’s fierce critic and adversary, Mamata Banerjee, as chief minister…
