BJP Withdrew From Andheri Bypoll After Realising...: Team Thackeray's Jab

Andheri Assembly By-Election: The Andheri East bypoll, scheduled on November 3, has been necessitated due to the death of Shiv Sena MLA Ramesh Latke earlier this year.

The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena faction today claimed BJP candidate Murji Patel withdrew from the Andheri East Assembly bypoll contest after realising that his defeat was imminent.

But even after this "safe passage" the BJP has suffered humiliation, the Thackeray camp claimed further in its mouthpiece 'Saamana'.

The front page of the Marathi daily carried an article on the bypoll with the heading "Kamlabai retreated from Andheri".

Team Thackeray has labelled the ruling BJP as 'Kamalabai', a reference to its poll symbol - Kamal or lotus.