India, May 19 -- The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has intensified its attack on Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee after a party candidate abruptly withdrew from the re-poll in Bengal's Falta, a Diamond Harbour constituency considered Banerjee's political stronghold.

Jahangir Khan, the TMC candidate who had earlier branded himself as "Pushpa" after the hit Telugu film character, pulled out of the contest just two days before polling, triggering a fresh political slugfest in West Bengal.

"Several people try to be 'Pushpa' but 'Pushpa' was a 'phusss' this time. Everyone is bending now. AB's agent bhi jhuk gaya; AB bhi jhukega," Majumdar said, taking a dig at Banerjee using the famous "Pushpa jhukega nahi" dialogue from the fil...