<p>Narayanpur: A worker of the ruling BJP was killed by Naxalites in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district, police said on Wednesday. </p><p>The incident, which took place at Dandvan village on late Tuesday night, came three days ahead of the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/lok-sabha-elections-2024">Lok Sabha elections</a> in the area. </p><p>The district falls in the Bastar constituency which will go to polls on April 19. </p>.29 Maoists killed in encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bastar .<p>This was the ninth killing of a local BJP worker by the Naxalites in a Maoist-affected region of the state since February 2023. Panchamdas, the victim of the latest incident, was the deputy sarpanch of his village, a police official said. </p><p>While the body was sent for autopsy, security forces have launched an operation in the area to trace the assailants, the official added.</p><p>Talking to reporters in Narayanpur town, Chhattisgarh forest minister Kedar Kashyap condemned the incident. A probe will be conducted and those found guilty will face stern action, he said. </p><p>On March 6, a local BJP worker was killed by Naxalites in neighbouring Bijapur district. Before that, Naxalites had killed another BJP worker when he was visiting Toynar village in Bijapur district to attend a wedding on March 1. </p><p>Ahead of the Assembly polls in November last year, Ratan Dubey, the BJP's Narayanpur district vice president, was hacked to death while he was campaigning.</p>
<p>Narayanpur: A worker of the ruling BJP was killed by Naxalites in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district, police said on Wednesday. </p><p>The incident, which took place at Dandvan village on late Tuesday night, came three days ahead of the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/lok-sabha-elections-2024">Lok Sabha elections</a> in the area. </p><p>The district falls in the Bastar constituency which will go to polls on April 19. </p>.29 Maoists killed in encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bastar .<p>This was the ninth killing of a local BJP worker by the Naxalites in a Maoist-affected region of the state since February 2023. Panchamdas, the victim of the latest incident, was the deputy sarpanch of his village, a police official said. </p><p>While the body was sent for autopsy, security forces have launched an operation in the area to trace the assailants, the official added.</p><p>Talking to reporters in Narayanpur town, Chhattisgarh forest minister Kedar Kashyap condemned the incident. A probe will be conducted and those found guilty will face stern action, he said. </p><p>On March 6, a local BJP worker was killed by Naxalites in neighbouring Bijapur district. Before that, Naxalites had killed another BJP worker when he was visiting Toynar village in Bijapur district to attend a wedding on March 1. </p><p>Ahead of the Assembly polls in November last year, Ratan Dubey, the BJP's Narayanpur district vice president, was hacked to death while he was campaigning.</p>