Hyderabad, Feb. 11 -- A 46-year-old Bharatiya Janata Party candidate in the municipal elections in Telangana was found dead in a case of suspected suicide at his home in Narayanpet district on Tuesday, police said. Polling is scheduled on Wednesday.

Local police have registered an unnatural death case and sent the body for post-mortem examination, an officer said. The deceased was contesting as a ward councillor.

"No suicide note was recovered from the scene," said B Shivadar Reddy, state director general of police (DGP). "We have received a complaint from the family members regarding the suicide and a detailed probe has been initiated," he added.

Meanwhile, state BJP chief N Ramachander Rao, who said he rushed to the area soon after h...