Family members surround Mahadev's body
Hyderabad: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate for municipal elections died by suicide in Telangana’s Narayanpet district on Tuesday, February 10, a day before the elections were scheduled.
The deceased was identified as E Mahadev, who was supposed to contest for the councilor post from ward 6, in Makhtal municipality.
Following Mahadev’s suicide, the Telangana BJP accused the Congress of harassing him.
In a statement, Telangana BJP President, N Ramchander Rao said , “Today early in the morning, BJP tribal candidate from ward 6 of Maktal municipality committed suicide because of the harassment by the local minister Vakiti Srihari. He was being harassed by the Congress party leaders for the last many days.”
Rao alleged that Mahadev was forced to join the Congress. However, the candidate managed to get a BJP ticket for the municipal elections. Rao sought action against Telangana Animal Husbandry Minister Vakiti Srihari and his followers for harassing Mahadev.
The saffron party also plans to protest at the Telangana Director General of Police (DGP) B Shivadhar Reddy’s office in Hyderabad.
The Telangana Municipal elections will be held on February 11 and the results would be declared on February 13.
This post was last modified on February 10, 2026 12:35 pm