Bhiwandi East MLA Rais Shaikh has written to Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav alleging that Maharashtra SP president Abu Asim Azmi is running the party undemocratically and arbitrarily distributing election tickets. Shaikh claims Azmi is marginalizing him and his supporters, favoring newcomers over loyal party workers, and even denying tickets to his family members. This internal conflict arises just weeks before crucial BMC and Bhiwandi-Nizampur Municipal Corporation elections, potentially impacting the party's expansion efforts in urban areas.