Ranchi, April 26: Maoists on Friday blew up a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) election office in Jharkhand's Palamau district, police said. The office is located near a bus stand in Hariharganj. The polling for the Palamau Lok Sabha seat will take place on April 29.

According to residents, the Maoists shouted slogans like "CPI-Maoist Zindabad". Maoists Attack BJP Convoy in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada, MLA Bhima Mandavi Among Six Killed.

The police have launched an operation to arrest the rebels who are believed to have escaped to Bihar after executing the incident.

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