Hundreds arrested after post-poll violence kills at least three in Indian state

Hundreds of people were arrested after post-election violence erupted this ​week in an eastern Indian state, killing ‌at least three people, including the aide to a senior leader of Prime Minister Narendra ​Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party.

Here are some ​details.

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• Modi's BJP defeated incumbent Chief Minister Mamata ⁠Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC) in the election in ​West Bengal state, where she has held ​power since 2011.


• Banerjee has refused to resign, saying she has "not been defeated" and accusing the Election Commission ​of colluding with the BJP to win ​the election.


• More than 200 criminal cases have been registered ‌across ⁠the state for the violence and 433 people have been arrested, police chief Siddh Nath Gupta told reporters on Wednesday.


• BJP ​has accused ​the TMC ⁠of carrying out "targeted assassinations".


• TMC has condemned the violence that it ​says is being carried out by "BJP-backed ​miscreants".


• West ⁠Bengal has a history of post-election violence, and about a dozen people were killed ⁠during ​similar clashes between political ​parties after results were declared during the previous polls in ​2021.

-Reuters