Former West Bengal Deputy Speaker Ashis Banerjee Found Dead at Party Office
Purported suicide note recovered; police investigate circumstances
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Ashis Banerjee, former West Bengal Assembly deputy speaker and TMC leader, found hanging at party office with a purported suicide note; police await post-mortem to ascertain cause amid ongoing investigations.
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Why It Matters
Ashis Banerjee's political career and recent defeat in the 2026 Assembly elections provide context to his death.
Former West Bengal Assembly deputy speaker Ashis Banerjee was found hanging at a TMC party office in Birbhum district on Sunday morning, police sources told PTI. A purported suicide note was recovered from the office near his residence at Hattala Para in Rampurhat. Police sent Banerjee's body for post-mortem examination to ascertain the cause. Banerjee represented Rampurhat in the state Assembly from 2001 until 2026, serving as deputy speaker and holding ministerial portfolios in the Mamata Banerjee government. He lost the 2026 Assembly elections to BJP's Dhruva Saha by over 24,000 votes and was not active in politics afterward. His death comes amid a major shift in West Bengal's political landscape following TMC's defeat, with several former TMC leaders facing corruption investigations.
What to Watch
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Further investigations into Banerjee's death and its implications for TMC
Likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- Exact circumstances and motivations behind Banerjee's death
- Full contents of the purported suicide note
