BRS leader Sridhar Reddy, 45, was brutally murdered in Wanaparthy district on Wednesday midnight.
The incident took place in Lakshmipalli of Chinnambavi mandal of Kollapur constituency.
Unknown persons beheaded Reddy with an axe while he was sleeping outdoors at night.
Reddy was a close follower of former MLA Harshavardhan Reddy of Kollapur.
Reacting to the murder, Harshavardhan Reddy alleged that Sridhar Reddy was killed due to political reasons.
He said that BRS leaders were being targeted in the Kollapur constituency, and that there had been successive attacks on the BRS supporters in recent times.
He also lamented that despite his complaining to the DGP, there was no reaction from the police to the issue.
The police have registered a case and are investigating the incident.