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  • Owaisi’s AIMIM may jump into UP panchayat poll fray

    By Express News Service
    LUCKNOW:  In its quest to become a national party, the Asaduddin Owaisi- led All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) is likely to contest the panchayat polls in Uttar Pradesh under an electoral pact with the regional outfit Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP).

    The Hyderabad-headquartered party is looking to expand its footprint after its success in Bihar where it had fielded 20 candidates and won in five constituencies. Owaisi had recently visited poll-bound West Bengal.

    The Bengal Imam Association had lashed out at Owaisi accusing him of creating a communal divide in the eastern state. In December, Owaisi had announced his plan contest the next state elections in Uttar Pradesh as part of the front led by the SBSP. Former UP minister Om Prakash Rajbhar of the SBSP is trying to form a rainbow coalition of like-minded parties under the Bhagidari Sankalp Morcha for the election.

    “Candidates belonging to Asaduddin Owaisi’s party are likely to be fielded in the panchayat elect ions as the Morcha’s joint candidate,” Rajbhar said, adding the Morcha constituents will hold meetings at all the 75 district headquarters on January 17.

    “A joint rally will be organised which will be addressed by Owaisi as well as other leaders of the front.” Uttar Pradesh has a total of 58,758 gram panchayats and as many panchayat heads. The five-year tenure of 58,660 gram panchayats, ended on December 25.

    AIMIM leader looking to expand his baseGoing by various reports, Owaisi has set his eyes on Gujarat, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh,  Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka. In November, Owaisi had announced that his party will contest the polls in Tamil Nadu

  • Asaduddin Owaisi’s alliance with Abbas Siddiqui upsets imams 

    By Express News Service
    KOLKATA: The West Bengal Imam Association said on Wednesday that it will hit the streets against AIMIM’s decision to participate in the upcoming Assembly elections with Islamic cleric Abbas Siddiqui. The imam’s body alleged that the AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi is venturing into Bengal’s electoral arena with a goal to ensure dividend in favour of the BJP in the next year’s elections.

    The imam’s organisation also said it would form a new organisation and contest the upcoming elections to resist AIMIM and Abbas, if necessary. The ruling Trinamool Congress enjoys the support of the state’s Muslim community, which forms more than 30 per cent of the total electorates. The community switched to the TMC’s fold in 2011 Assembly elections decimating the Left Front.

    On January 3, Owaisi visited Furfura Sharif and met Siddiqui, signaling  AIMIM’s entry in the fray in 2021, when Assembly elections are due in the state. The entry of AIMIM and alliance with Abbas is said to be aimed to chip away at the minority vote share of the TMC. Both the TMC and the CPI(M) described Owaisi as BJP’s proxy. After an impressive show in last year’s Bihar elections, the AIMIM is now eyeing the upcoming Bengal polls. The party is keen to leave its footprint on West Bengal, sources said.  

  • Imams’ body to oppose AIMIM’s entry into the West Bengal poll arena

    By Express News Service
    KOLKATA: The West Bengal Imams’ Association said on Wednesday that they will hit the streets and gather support against the AIMIM’s decision to participate in the upcoming Assembly elections by fielding candidates in an alliance with influential Islamic cleric Abbas Siddiqui. 

    The Imam’s body alleged that the AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi’s decision to venture into Bengal’s electoral arena is with the goal of ensuring a division of votes in favour of the BJP in next year’s elections.

    ALSO READ | Amit Shah likely to address Matuas to quell discontent ahead of West Bengal polls The Imams’ Association also said that, if necessary, they will form a new organisation and contest the upcoming elections to foil the plans of AIMIM and Abbas. The ruling Trinamool Congress enjoys the support of the Muslims who form more than 30 per cent of the total electorate in Bengal. The community switched allegiance to the TMC’s fold in the 2011 Assembly elections, a decision that played a major part in the Left Front’s decimation. On January 3, Owaisi had visited Furfura Sharif in Hooghly district and met Abbas signalling AIMIM’s entry into the 2021 Assembly elections fray. 

    The entry of AIMIM and its alliance with Abbas is said to be aimed at chipping away at the minority vote share of the TMC. Both the TMC and the CPI(M) have described Owaisi as BJP’s proxy.

    ALSO READ | Owaisi’s party did not eat into Mahagathbandhan votes in Bihar

    After putting up an impressive show in last year’s Bihar Assembly elections by bagging five seats, the AIMIM is now eyeing the upcoming Bengal polls. The party is keen to leave its footprint on the politically volatile soil of Bengal, said the outfit’s state secretary Jamirul Hassan.

  • Less than TRS majority, BJP increases AIMIM to third position

    Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) emerged as the single largest party in Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) elections winning 55 seats and BJP gave a strong performance by winning 48 seats. The TRS won fewer seats it won in 2016 elections when it had won a majority in the elections to GHMC.

    The BJP emerged as the major gainer in the elections. The strong performance by BJP came on the heels of its victory last month in Dubbak assembly seat. The party had wrested the seat from the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi.


    The GHMC results have been declared on 149 of 150 seats with result in Neredmet division held. Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM won 44 seats and Congress two seats. BJP leaders hailed the party’s strong performance in the elections.

    Party chief JP Nadda said the “historic result” for BJP in Hyderabad GHMC elections shows people’s unequivocal support towards PM Modi’s development and governance model. ” I want to thank the people of Hyderabad,” Nadda told ANI.

    Taking a jibe at TRS, Nadda said that people of Telangana have decided to “say goodbye to the corrupt” Chandrashekar Rao government. Voting for GHMC elections was held in 150 wards on December 1.

  • BJP defeats Owaisi’s stronghold, leads the initial trends

    The counting of votes for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is going on on Friday. 1,122 candidates are in the fray for GSMC’s 150 seats. The corporation election this time is very special because the central leadership of the BJP government at the center has given its full strength in this election. At the same time, in the initial trends, BJP has won a majority. The BJP is ahead in 77 seats. Apart from this, TRS is ahead in 34 seats and AIMIM in 17 seats. At the same time, Congress is ahead in only one seat.

    In the initial trend, BJP has got majority. The BJP was leading in 78 seats. On the other hand, TRS in 34 seats and AIMIM in 17 seats are leading. Apart from this, Congress is ahead in only one seat. According to the latest trends, TRS is ahead in 70 seats and TRS in 32 seats. Early trends led BJP to 30 seats and TRS to 15 seats. On the other hand, Owaisi’s AIMIM has not got a single seat.

  • NDA gets majority with 125 seats in Bihar, Mahagathbandhan gets 110 seats

    On the political pitch of Bihar, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) once again won in a breath-stopping match on the lines of T20. Bihar voters prefer Tejashwi’s youth-led opposition grand alliance to veteran leadership of NDA led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar

    In the results of all 243 seats of Bihar Assembly late on Tuesday, the ruling NDA in the state has achieved the magic figure of majority with 125 seats. The RJD-led opposition grand alliance is reduced to 110 seats. In this election, AIMIM has won five seats, LJP and BSP one each. Independent candidate has also won one seat. At the same time, exit polls again failed to capture the mood of the people of Bihar.

    At the same time, the RJD, which is involved in the opposition grand alliance, won 74 seats, Congress won 19 seats, CPI Male 12 seats, CPI and CPI-M won two seats each. In this election, AIMIM has won five seats, LJP and BSP one each. Independent candidate has been successful in winning one seat. At the same time, JDU has won again in the by-election for Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha constituency.

    The RJD’s ally Left benefited while the Congress was at a loss. In the thrilling contest in the first assembly election of the Coronasal, AIMIM gave up the dream of victory of the opposition Grand Alliance. At the same time, NDA’s old ally LJP forced himself to become a ‘younger brother’ of the BJP by ‘martyr’, pushing JDU to number three. Skepticism on the outcome continued till late night. The key to power was sometimes seen in the hands of the NDA and sometimes by the Grand Alliance. Meanwhile, late evening, RJD accused of rigging. At the same time, the Election Commission held a press conference late at one o’clock and rejected all the allegations.