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With increasing voter base, AIMIM looks to repeat Bihar feat in UP

Party claims strong base in 56 districts; Congress, SP wary of impact on 2022 polls

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The foray by the Hyderabad-based party is most likely to cut into the traditional votes of the Samajwadi Party (SP) and Congress.

Virendra Singh Rawat

4 min read Last Updated : Nov 29 2020 | 8:59 PM IST

Asaduddin Owaisi’s All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), which sprang a surprise by winning five seats in the recent Bihar Assembly elections, is looking to replicate this feat in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh, where polls will be held in 2022.

In Bihar, AIMIM was part of the Grand Democratic Secular Front, which also comprised Upendra Kushwaha-led Rashtriya Lok Samta Party and Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). Nearly 75 per cent of the 20 seats AIMIM contested in Bihar, which has total 243 Assembly constituencies, were in the Muslim-dominated Seemanchal region.

Enthused by its electoral showing, the party is now strengthening its organisational

Topics : All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen UP Assembly Elections Uttar Pradesh Asaduddin Owaisi Bahujan Samaj Party Samajwadi Party Bharatiya Janata Party Yogi Adityanath Rahul Gandhi Akhilesh Yadav Mayawati

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