Kolkata, Oct. 7 -- Amid the counting of votes yet to begin, Naoda MLA and Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) chief Humayun Kabir on Wednesday virtually conceded defeat in the Rejinagar bypoll, alleging that the election had been reduced to a "farce".
An emotional Kabir announced that he would retire from active politics and would not enter the Assembly as long as Suvendu Adhikari remained Chief Minister.
The Rejinagar seat fell vacant after Kabir resigned from the Assembly following his election from Naoda. His son, Golam Nabi Azad, contested the bypoll as the AJUP candidate. On Tuesday, shortly after polling ended, Azad claimed that the outcome was already clear and alleged that the BJP had resorted to "vote loot".
Kabir, however, struck a...