Mumbai, April 10 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Friday said that All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi's political moves "benefit the BJP," urging opposition leaders to maintain unity and avoid actions that indirectly strengthen the BJP.

He said Owaisi's "Ekla Chalo Re" approach in the West Bengal assembly election ultimately helps the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Addressing a press conference in Mumbai, Raut said, "And Asaduddin Owaisi says 'Ekla Chalo Re' in Bengal, which benefits the BJP. Owaisi and others adopt such tactics to help the BJP. What more can be said? Owaisi is such an educated person, a barrister; he should maintain restraint and talk to opposition partners. Your enemy is the BJP. ...