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At a glance: Indian politicians who were assassinated

New Delhi, Feb 23: Assassinations of politicians take place throughout the world and India is no exception. There can be different motives behind wiping out politicians - it could be political revenge or for the



8. Lalit Narayan Mishra:






L N Mishra was the power behind Indira Gandhi's throne during the Seventies. A shrewd politician from Bihar, he served as the railway minister. He was on a tour to Samastipur to unveil the new Samastipur- Muzaffarpur broad gauge railway line, when a blast took place on the dais. Mishra was critically injured and he died the next day in Danapur Railway hospital. The reasons behind his tragic death still remain under cover.