India, Dec. 3 -- Civil services coaching teacher and motivational speaker Avadh Ojha on Tuesday announced retirement from politics, nearly 10 months after he lost his maiden electoral battle from Delhi's Patparganj Assembly constituency.

Ojha was fielded by the Aam Aadmi Party in the Delhi Assembly elections this year. In a post on X in Hindi, Ojha said, "Respected Arvind ji, Manish ji, Sanjay ji, all AAP office-bearers, workers, leaders, etc, a heartfelt thank you to all of you. I shall remain indebted for the love and respect you have given me. Retirement from politics is my personal decision. Arvind ji, you are a very great leader. Jai Hind."

He also thanked the residents of Patparganj for giving him so much love. He had replaced for...