In this photograph taken on May 26, 2014, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Gopinath Munde takes the oath of office during a swearing-in ceremony for new Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his council of ministers in New Delhi. -AFP
NEW DELHI: A new Indian minister was killed Tuesday in a car accident in the capital just days after being sworn into government, officials said.
Gopinath Munde, rural development and water and sanitation minister, died in hospital after his car was involved in an accident en route to New Delhi's airport early Tuesday.
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