A bomb blast near the residence of West Bengal MLA Ratna Debnath reportedly injured five BJP workers in what authorities are treating as post-poll violence. Debnath is also the mother of the RG Kar victim. Initial accounts say the explosion occurred close to her home, prompting an investigation into who carried it out and why.
JD(U) has named Shrawon Kumar as its legislative party leader in Bihar, following a move by party legislators to authorize national president Nitish Kumar to make the appointment. Kumar, a long-time associate of Nitish Kumar and a seventh-term MLA from Nalanda, is from the Kurmi community, a significant OBC group in Bihar.
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