"The Quami Ekta Dal's decision has exposed Kejriwal's agenda... He is making understanding with criminals, mafia against BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi," BJP's Uttar Pradesh state unit president Lakshmikant Bajpai said.
Ansari, who gave a tough fight to BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi in Varanasi in 2009 Lok Sabha election, has decided not to contest against Narendra Modi from the seat "to avoid division of secular votes".
The BJP state chief also raked up AAP leader Prashant Bhushan's controversial remarks on Kashmir, and said "it's not shocking at Bhushan had earlier advocated for a referendum in Jammu and Kashmir".
