Mumbai, June 26 -- Maharashtra BJP chief spokesperson Navnath Ban on Friday questioned the wisdom of Shiv Sena factional leader Uddhav Thackeray's recent political outreach saying that visiting constituencies only after rebel MPs have switched sides, would not help revive the party's fortunes.

"The people have rejected you because they are fed up with your MP Sanjay Raut's constant verbal attacks," he said.

Ban claimed that the public has distanced itself from the Sena (UBT) due to Raut's "irresponsible statements and abusive rhetoric."Ban said that instead of branding former MPs and MLAs as "traitors," the Uddhav Thackeray-led faction should introspect on why its leaders and workers are leaving the party. He claimed that more legislators...