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Satish Upadhyay roughed up at Delhi BJP office https://t.co/YqOyKAtMzl — ANI (@ANI_news) January 20, 2015

Clash between BJP workers over ticket distribution at Delhi BJP office pic.twitter.com/U2cle3v5gM — ANI (@ANI_news) January 20, 2015

NEW DELHI: The Delhi BJP office saw high drama on Tuesday as angry supporters of Delhi unit chief Satish Upadhyay shouted slogans and staged a sit-in protest against the top leadership for not giving a ticket to him.Upadhyay, on his part, tried to pacify them but the unrelenting supporters kept on shouting slogans against the leadership and demanded that he be fielded from Mehrauli constituency, considered a stronghold of BJP.According to reports, Upadhyay expressed his desire to contest from Malviya Nagar but did not get a ticket. Satish Upadhyay has a huge responsibility and will not be fighting the election," BJP general secretary JP Nadda told reporters.Supporters of another ticket aspirant Sikha Rai, who is vice-president of Delhi BJP, also staged a protest at the Delhi BJP office openly slamming the senior leaders for denying tickets to her.The protesters Tuesday raised slogans in support of both the leaders. Upadhyay, who was present in the party office, pacified his supporters.However, Upadhyay, pacifying his supporters said, "I never demanded a ticket, It was my personal decision to not contest election, not upset at all.""I have always maintained that I want to contest on all 70 seats,have to ensure my party's success under Kiran (Bedi) ji's leadership," he added."These are momentary issues. We want the party to win under Kiran Bedi's leadership. We have to oust Arvind Kejriwal . I am a worker of the party and it is my responsibility to make BJP victorious," Upadhyay told his supporters.