Dissent in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over ticket distribution spilled on to the streets a day after the party released its list of candidates with supporters of party's Delhi unit Satish Upadhyay staging protests over a denial of ticket to him.

Another group shouted slogans against Upadhyay and party MP Ramesh Bidhuri and even heckled the former.

Upadhyay's supporters were protesting at the party headquarters over denial of ticket to him.

Upadhyay's supporters raised slogans demanding a seat for him. Upadhyay was heckled outside the Delhi BJP office.

Upadhyay appealed to his supporters to calm down and focus on the elections, saying it was his decision not to contest elections. "I appeal to all my supporters to calm down and help party win Delhi elections," he said.