File photo of Narsingh Malviya

A Congress leader in Madhya Pradesh allegedly committed suicide today after being denied a ticket to contest the state polls on November 25.Narsingh Malviya, a leader from Agar, allegedly took poison this morning. He died at a hospital in Ujjain where he was taken for treatment.Mr Malviya, a district Panchayat member, had reportedly been with the Congress for two decades. He had never contested the state elections before but was hoping to make a debut with this one.Party leaders say Mr Malviya was hoping to get a ticket to contest the polls from Agar, but the party fielded another candidate, Madhu Gehlot, instead.

Furious at the party's refusal to field him, Mr Malviya protested for days and even burnt effigies of Madhu Gehlot. Party sources say he was never in the race and had never been assured of a ticket to contest.Madhya Pradesh is among the five state going to polls in November-December, in what is being seen as a semi-final ahead of national elections due by May. The counting of votes will be held on December 8.