According to the Bengal police, approximately 20 rounds were exchanged during the confrontation before the robbers fled, abandoning half of their loot

Pawan Kalyan To Be Deputy CM Of Andhra Pradesh | Andhra Pradesh Politics | News18 | N18VJana Sena Party president Pawan Kalyan is likely to be the deputy to N Chandrababu Naidu, who will take oath as Andhra Pradesh’s chief minister on Wednesday, according to sources. People aware of negotiations in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) for ministerial posts said on Tuesday that Kalyan had expressed his interest in taking up the deputy CM post, and that Naidu had assured him of a “key role” in his cabinet.Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader Naidu is scheduled to take oath at 11.27 am at Kesarapalli IT Park near Gannavaram Airport on the outskirts of Vijayawada on Wednesday. A day before that, the Telugu Desam Legislature Party and NDA partners elected Naidu as their leader in the state. Later on Tuesday, leaders of the NDA would meet Governor S Abdul Nazeer and stake claim to form government. There could be an invitation from the Governor to form the government by evening.

Opting for a relatively unknown face after Dharmendra Pradhan and Jual Oram were sworn in as central ministers, the BJP has picked Mohan Majhi as its first-ever chief minister from Odisha.

Mr Majhi will have two deputies – KV Singh Deo and Pravati Parida.

A four-time MLA, Mr Majhi is a strong tribal voice in Odisha and is known for his organisational skills. At 52, he was the youngest of the frontrunners for the post and won from the Keonjhar seat this year by a margin of 11,577 votes.