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Buoyed by winning 5 seats in Bihar, AIMIM plans to contest in Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal polls

Press Trust of India • November 11, 2020, 14:28:46 IST
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Often criticised for denting anti-saffron party’s votes, the Hyderabad MP did not clarify whether his party would contest independently or in alliances

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Buoyed by winning 5 seats in Bihar, AIMIM plans to contest in Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal polls

Hyderabad: Buoyed by the results of Bihar assembly elections, the AIMIM which bagged five seats is now looking to spread its wings to states such as Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. Addressing reporters on Tuesday night, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said the party will fight for justice in the eastern state’s Seemanchal region, where it has won in five constituencies. Reacting to allegations that his party was dividing anti-BJP votes, Owaisi said he was running a political party that has a right to contest on its own. “You mean we should not fight elections. You (Congress) went and sat in Shiv Sena’s lap (in Maharashtra). I will fight in West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and will fight every election in the country. Do I need to ask anyone’s permission to fight the polls,” he said, when asked whether the party would contest in any other state. He however, did not clarify whether the party would contest on its own or in alliance with other parties. “AIMIM will fight in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. Time only will tell with whom we will ally,” Owaisi added. Attacking Congress leader from West Bengal Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury for reportedly calling AIMIM a ‘vote cutter’ in the Bihar polls, Owaisi sought to know what he has done for the welfare of Muslims in his constituency. “Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has to explain why the condition of Muslims is so bad in his own constituency. He has to say what he did for Muslims,” he said. “AIMIM will fight the polls in West Bengal,” he added. Owaisi is often criticised by the Congress and other parties as the “B-team” of BJP, denting anti-saffron party’s votes. Owaisi-led AIMIM seems to have cut into the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan vote in the Seemanchal region in the third phase of the polls, according to poll pundits. The Hyderabad MP-led party was in the fray in 20 seats in Bihar elections, a majority of which went to polls in the third phase on 7 November, as part of the Grand Democratic Secular Front that has four other parties, including Upendra Kushwaha’s Rashtriya Lok Samta Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party. The party’s victory in five seats has become inconsequential in terms of lending support in case of a hung assembly as NDA emerged as the clear winner. When asked if his party will support Mahagathbandhan in case of a shortfall of majority, Owaisi did not give a direct answer saying, “Why should I speculate? When the final results are out, a decision will be taken.” Results of Bihar Assembly polls were not completely declared when the question was posed. According to statistics provided by the Election Commission of India, AIMIM got 1.24 percent of over 4 crore votes polled. The party unsuccessfully contested in Bihar Assembly polls in 2015 and secured less than 0.5 per cent votes. AIMIM also unsuccessfully contested in UP Assembly polls in 2017. Besides Telangana and Bihar, AIMIM has two MLAs and one MP in Maharashtra.

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