According to reports, the party observers will likely brief the leadership in Delhi on Friday, while a meeting of the Congress legislative party is scheduled for Thursday.

This is not the first time a close aide of Suvendu Adhikari has died under mysterious circumstances. Before the death of Chandranath Rath, Suvendu Adhikari has lost two of his close aides in 2018 and 2013. These were Pradip Jha, PA of Suvendu Adhikari and personal bodyguard Subhabrata Chakraborty.

BJP MLA Shreyasi Singh was inducted into the Bihar cabinet during the expansion ceremony in Patna attended by PM Modi.