Muzaffarnagar (UP), Apr 17 (PTI) A BJP member allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison 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.

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Saini was a former member Kandhla Nagar Palika.

BJP's district president of Shamli Satyendra Tomar confirmed Saini's death.

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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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