Multiple outlets report that a former BJP district president has been sentenced to life imprisonment in a murder case linked to political rivalry during the 2016 elections. The case involves the killing of a person amid tensions arising from contesting candidates in that election cycle. According to the reports, a total of nine accused are convicted and sentenced to life for their roles in the murder. One of those convicted is identified as an ex-BJP district chief, who receives a life term along with the other convicts. The articles describe the sentencing as arising from a 2016 incident and the subsequent trial that concludes with convictions and life sentences for all nine accused. While the reports do not provide detailed trial findings in the provided excerpts, they consistently indicate that the court’s outcome is uniform for the group—life imprisonment for each of the nine convicted individuals—and that the former BJP district leader is among them.