Aide to Winning Candidate of India’s Ruling BJP Shot Dead

Aide to Winning Candidate of India’s Ruling BJP Shot Dead
Union Minister Smriti Irani (C) gestures during an event in Amritsar on May 15, 2019. NARINDER NANU/AFP/Getty Images
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MUMBAI—An aide to an Indian ruling party candidate, who recently defeated Congress party chief Rahul Gandhi for a seat in parliament, was shot dead overnight, police said on Sunday.

Surendra Singh was an aide to Smriti Irani, a former television actress and dogged minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet.