Patna(PTI): Two brothers were shot dead by unidentified assailants at a wedding reception in a village here late Sunday evening, police said.

According to preliminary investigation, Manjeet Kumar and Manish Kumar, aged between 25 and 27, were killed over an old dispute, police said.

The incident took place in Shahpur village, under the jurisdiction of Gopalpur police station.

"Police received a call that two brothers were shot at by some unidentified persons at the wedding reception of the son of a local resident, Daulat Rai. Police immediately reached the spot and took the duo to the nearest government hospital, where they were declared brought dead," Superintendent of Police, Patna East, Parichay Kumar told reporters.

Police recovered three spent cartridges from the spot and efforts are being made to nab the accused. The bodies have been sent for post-mortem, the officer said.

Prima facie it appears that the two were killed over some old dispute, probably related to property, Kumar said.

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New Delhi (PTI): Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday said the people of Gujarat have reaffirmed their faith in the politics of development, stability and good governance as the BJP swept the local body elections by winning all 15 municipal corporations and 33 out of 34 district panchayats in the state.

Thanking the voters, Pradhan said the result is a testament to the people's unwavering trust in the BJP, the relentless hard work of the party workers and the strength of the organisation under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the leadership of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.

“The people of Gujarat have once again made it clear that their trust remains firmly aligned with the politics of development, stability and good governance. I express my heartfelt gratitude to the people of Gujarat for the support received by the BJP in the local body elections,” Pradhan posted on X.

“Under the guidance of the Hon'ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the leadership of Gujarat's Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, this result is a remarkable testament to the people's unwavering trust, the relentless hard work of the Gujarat BJP workers, and the strength of the organisation,” he added.

Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked the people of Gujarat for what he termed a "sweeping mandate" in the local body polls, saying the bond between the state and the BJP has grown even stronger.

Modi said people have voted for the politics of good governance, and assured that the party would work harder to take Gujarat to new heights of progress.

Though final results for 250 taluka panchayats and 84 municipalities were awaited, data from the State Election Commission (SEC) showed that the ruling BJP won most of these local bodies while some were bagged by the Congress, AAP and Independents.

Polling was held on Sunday for 15 municipal corporations, 84 municipalities, 34 district panchayats and 260 taluka panchayats.

The BJP emerged a clear winner in the municipal corporations of Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar and Rajkot, besides the newly created municipal corporations of Navsari, Gandhidham, Morbi, Vapi, Anand, Nadiad, Mehsana, Porbandar and Surendranagar.