Muzaffarnagar: A BJP member allegedly died by suicide after the party denied him a ticket for the urban local body elections in Shamli district, his family members said on Monday.
Deepak Saini (26), had demanded a ticket from the BJP for the post of chairman of Kandhla Nagar Palika, but the party refused to make him its candidate.
Saini was a former member Kandhla Nagar Palika.
BJP's district president of Shamli Satyendra Tomar confirmed Saini's death.
According to the victim's family, he had consumed poison on Sunday after being refused a ticket from the BJP. He was rushed to a hospital, where he was declared dead.
No police case has been registered yet.
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