The suicide of Panchal on December 26 has snowballed into a controversy after the contractor’s purported suicide note named Raju Kapanur, considered close to Kharge.

Kharge dismissed the allegation, stating that his name was not mentioned in the suicide note and called for a police investigation into the matter

Sachin Panchal, a contractor, allegedly ended his life by lying in front of an approaching train. He accused Priyank Kharge's close aide of threatening him over money. The BJP has been demanding a CBI probe into the matter.

Speaking on the Bidar contractor death incident, BJP leader Jagadish Shettar said, “Due to pressure from someone very close to Priyank Kharge, the contractor committed suicide. Even in his death note,

Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge's aide Raju Kapanur and others face serious allegations of conspiring to kill BJP MLA Basavaraj Mattimadu, as outlined in a contractor's suicide note.

The BJP has zeroed in on Congress Minister Priyank Kharge, escalating demands for his resignation and accusing him of shielding those allegedly involved in the death of Bidar contractor Sachin Panchal.