NCP-Ajit Pawar faction leader Sachin Kurmi murdered in Mumbai
Mumbai: Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar faction) leader Sachin Kurmi was murdered by unidentified men with a sharp-edged weapon in Mumbai's Byculla area on Saturday.
Sachin Kurmi, 45, was the Byculla Vidhan Sabha taluka president of the NCP. Kurmi was reportedly attacked with a sharp weapon on the chest, neck, hands, and stomach.
"This incident happened around 12:30 in midnight. As soon as the police got information about the incident, police reached the spot, and took injured Sachin to the nearby JJ Hospital, where the doctor declared Kurmi dead after checking. The police took the body into their custody and sent it for a post-mortem," Mumbai Police told news agency ANI.
Police noted that it was not yet clear who attacked Kurmi and are investigating if the murder was the fallout of any political rivalry or over any personal issues.
Police have registered a murder case and further investigation is underway.
The incident comes at a time when the state is gearing up for the upcoming assembly elections and both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi are in Maharashtra today.
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Himanta resigns as Assam CM, paving way for formation of new govt
Guwahati (PTI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday resigned along with his cabinet colleagues, paving the way for formation of a new government led by the BJP, officials said.
The BJP-led NDA bagged 102 seats in the 126-member assembly. The assembly elections were held in a single phase on April 9, and counting of votes took place on May 4.
"Following the formal notification of the results of #AssamElections2026 and to enable the formation of the new government, Dr @himantabiswa tendered his resignation as Chief Minister along with that of the council of Ministers to Hon'ble Governor Shri @Laxmanacharya54 today at Lok Bhawan," the Chief Minister's Office said in a post on X.
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The Governor has accepted the resignation, and requested Sarma to continue as the caretaker CM till the new government assumes office, it said.
Later, speaking to reporters outside the Lok Bhawan, Sarma said the oath-taking ceremony is likely to take place after May 11.
“As it was a historic win, we have invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to grace the occasion," he said.
The new Assam chief minister will be selected at a meeting of the BJP legislature party in presence of central observers, Sarma said.
