The deceased is an activist from the state's ruling Trinamool Congress.

The incident took place when the party workers took shelter under a tree during a thunderstorm.

The injured were rushed to hospital.

The workers were attending a party rally by its National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee during his two-month-long Jono Sanjog Yatra (mass contact outreach) ahead of the West Bengal Panchayat poll.

"Our hearts go out to those affected by the lightning incident at Indas, " the party tweeted.

"We extend our condolences to the family of the deceased & will do our best to support them, " the party said.

"We're monitoring the situation & working with local authorities to provide medical assistance to the injured, " the party added.