Lucknow, 16 June

(HS): In a determined campaign against the BJP ahead of the critical 2027 Uttar

Pradesh Assembly elections, AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi declared his

openness to join partnerships with other opposition organizations. Speaking in

Uttar Pradesh, Owaisi recognized prior election defeats but emphasized a

revived grassroots drive to gain political traction.

Owaisi said that AIMIM's election attempts in 2017 were unsuccessful, citing

earlier mistakes that are now being aggressively corrected. As preparations

continue, state leader Shaukat Ali spearheads attempts to deploy the party's

campaign machinery. Owaisi publicly declared his willingness to join an

anti-BJP alliance to minimize opposition vote fragmentation, refuting claims

that AIMIM separates secular voters.

With internal

tensions high due to defections in the Rajya Sabha elections, Owaisi chastised

mainstream opposition groups for rejecting previous partnership proposals.

Concurrently, Congress leader Imran Masood downplayed the notion of forming a

coalition with AIMIM, emphasizing the importance of unified resistance to

communalism. Masood stressed Congress's autonomy in candidate selection,

implying strategic independence ahead of the elections.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi