Kolkata, Dec. 24 -- Janata Unnayan Party chief Humayun Kabir has dropped social media influencer Nisha Chatterjee as candidate from Ballygunge seat for next year's assembly polls and has decided to field a police officer, saying "Muslims constitute 49% of the population" of the constituency.

Nisha Chatterjee has hit out at Humayun Kabir, saying he suddenly changed his mind over her candidature and alleged that he created "Hindu-Muslim issue".

Humayun Kabir said he will fight all the seats in the state and his party is fighting both against the ruling Trinamool Congress and BJP.

He said he did not declare Nisha Chaterjee as a candidate "because of her viral video" and that the "image of party has been tarnished".

He said he did not dro...