India, Dec. 2 -- Avadh Ojha, a civil services exam trainer who fought the last Delhi assembly election on the AAP ticket, has announced "retirement" from politics. In his goodbye post, about 10 months after he lost to the BJP candidate in the Patparganj assembly segment, called AAP boss Arvind Kejriwal "a very great leader". But Ojha got a sharp retort from AAP's Somnath Bharti.

In his post on X in Hindi, Avadh Ojha, who is a social media celebrity, shared "a heartfelt thank you" to Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, Sanjay Singh, "all AAP office-bearers, workers, leaders etc", as per a PTI report.

He said, "I shall remain indebted for the love and respect you have given me. Retirement from politics is my personal decision. Arvind ji, you...