Maharashtra News: AIMIM ready to join hands with MVA to defeat BJP in assembly polls, says Imtiaz Jaleel
7 months, 1 week ago

Maharashtra News: AIMIM ready to join hands with MVA to defeat BJP in assembly polls, says Imtiaz Jaleel

Live Mint  

Maharashtra News: The Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM is is keen to join hands with the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance in Maharashtra to defeat the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in the upcoming elections, party leader Imtiaz Jaleel has said. "We had said this during the Lok Sabha elections and we are giving an offer to the MVA again to join hands as we want to defeat the BJP. Owaisi, and AIMIM, have always been critical of Congress party and Shiv Sena, hence Jaleel's remarks assume significance. When asked if the AIMIM does not have any issue with MVA constituent Shiv Sena, he said, “The BJP has damaged the country, so we want to keep them away from the government by any means.” The MVA is up against the rulingMahayuti Allianceof the BJP, Shiv Sena-Eknath Shinde and NCP-Ajit Pawar in the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections.

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Hopeful that AIMIM will do well in Bihar assembly polls: Owaisi
2 months, 1 week ago

Hopeful that AIMIM will do well in Bihar assembly polls: Owaisi

Deccan Chronicle  

Patna: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi expressed confidence that his party would perform well in the Bihar assembly polls due later this year. The AIMIM had tasted moderate success in the assembly polls of 2020 when it contested 20 seats and won five of those, all in the Seemanchal region, which has a high percentage of Muslim population. However, in 2022, …

Big blow to MVA in Maharashtra: Samajwadi Party will be out of alliance, announces Abu Azmi
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Big blow to MVA in Maharashtra: Samajwadi Party will be out of alliance, announces Abu Azmi

India TV News  

In a big blow to the Maha Vikas Aghadi in Maharashtra, Samajwadi Party has decided to exit the alliance. Samajwadi Party leader Abu Azmi on Saturday announced that his party has decided to sit out of the alliance after the dust-biting debacle in the recently concluded Assembly polls. Cracks had already emerged in the opposition after the drubbing it received …

162 votes: Victory margin for lone AIMIM winning candidate in Maharashtra polls
4 months ago

162 votes: Victory margin for lone AIMIM winning candidate in Maharashtra polls

India Today  

Just 162 votes was all that saved All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen candidate Mufti Mohammad Ismail from a defeat in the Malegaon Central Assembly seat of Maharashtra, election results announced on Saturday showed. While the Asaduddin Owaisi-led party, who fielded 14 candidates, managed to open its account in Maharashtra, its lone winning candidate secured a victory with a narrow margin as …

The ‘Maha’ winner: How BJP alone has outperformed MVA in Maharashtra
4 months ago

The ‘Maha’ winner: How BJP alone has outperformed MVA in Maharashtra

Firstpost  

In the Maharashtra Assembly polls, the Mahayuti is up for a thumping victory. The saffron party’s tally is double that of the opposition, Maha Vikas Aghadi In the Maharashtra Assembly elections, the Mahayuti is up for a thumping victory, gaining a mandate for retaining power. Catch up on all live updates from the The ‘Maha’ winner The Mahayuti alliance surpassed …

AIMIM secures Malegaon Central seat in Maharashtra elections, Owaisi congratulates winning candidate
4 months ago

AIMIM secures Malegaon Central seat in Maharashtra elections, Owaisi congratulates winning candidate

India TV News  

As the Election Commission of India concluded announcing results for the 288 assembly constituencies in Maharashtra, the Asaduddin Owaisi-led All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen achieved its first victory in the state, securing the Malegaon Central seat. According to the results announced by the Election Commission, AIMIM's candidate, Mufti Mohammad Ismail Abdul Khalique, won the Malegaon Central seat with 109,653 votes. He …

Mahayuti's big Maharashtra win: Key takeaways by India Today's Sahil Joshi
4 months ago

Mahayuti's big Maharashtra win: Key takeaways by India Today's Sahil Joshi

India Today  

The BJP-Shiv Sena-NCP alliance is poised for a sweeping victory in Maharashtra, as it currently leads in over 200 seats. Impact of Ladki Bahin scheme: Mahayuti's targeted scheme significantly swayed female voters. Effective Mahayuti campaign: Coordinated advertising and speeches effectively countered allegations and bolstered Mahayuti's image. Missed opportunity to attack BJP: Congress's lukewarm response to BJP's campaign blunders and fake …

Maharashtra election result live: Will MVA trounce Mahayuti? Counting today
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4 months ago

Maharashtra election result live: Will MVA trounce Mahayuti? Counting today

Hindustan Times  

Maharashtra election result live: Voting concluded on November 20, with counting and results taking place today on November 23 Maharashtra election result live: It's D-Day for Maharashtra with the highly anticipated counting of votes taking place today, November 23, in the high-stakes Assembly elections in which the Mahayuti alliance of the Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, the Bharatiya Janata …

Aurangabad East, Maharashtra Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: BJP's Atul Moreshwar Save with 93274 defeats AIMIM's Imtiaz Jaleel Syed
4 months ago

Aurangabad East, Maharashtra Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: BJP's Atul Moreshwar Save with 93274 defeats AIMIM's Imtiaz Jaleel Syed

India Today  

Live blog Aurangabad East, Maharashtra Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: BJP's Atul Moreshwar Save with 93274 defeats AIMIM's Imtiaz Jaleel Syed Aurangabad East Election Results 2024 Live: BJP's Atul Moreshwar Save has emerged victorious with 93274 votes. Aurangabad East, Maharashtra Assembly Election Results 2024 40 BJP's Atul Moreshwar Save with 93274 defeats AIMIM's Imtiaz Jaleel Syed After a long see-saw …

Maharashtra elections 2024: Caste, religion, class... all variables matter in Aurangabad
4 months, 1 week ago

Maharashtra elections 2024: Caste, religion, class... all variables matter in Aurangabad

The Hindu  

If the variable “effective number of parties” — which measures the competitive party contestants in any constituency — is considered for all seats in Maharashtra, then the three constituencies of Aurangabad city — its East and Central seats in particular — might be among the top. To complicate matters, the other strong political force in the constituency – the All …

Maharashtra Elections: Why AIMIM's Akbaruddin Owaisi is Back After a 10-Year Gap
4 months, 1 week ago

Maharashtra Elections: Why AIMIM's Akbaruddin Owaisi is Back After a 10-Year Gap

The Quint  

The demography in Maharashtra isn't like AIMIM's citadel in Hyderabad's Old City or even the other area where it achieved political success, Bihar's Seemanchal region. In Hyderabad's Old City, the seven seats that the AIMIM wins are all ones where Muslims are above 50 percent of the population. Barring Malegaon Central, most of the seats where AIMIM has had maximum …

Has AIMIM’s Owaisi, the dark horse in Maharashtra elections, played a winning move?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Has AIMIM’s Owaisi, the dark horse in Maharashtra elections, played a winning move?

Hindustan Times  

Asaduddin Owaisi, the lone Muslim voice in a politics dominated by Hindutva of many shades, has played an unusual card in the forthcoming Maharashtra assembly polls: he has decided not to split the Muslim vote. His party, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, regarded as an important voice of minorities, has chosen to put up only 16 candidates for the elections …

Hindu-Muslim unity essential for India, says SP leader at Mumbai rally
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Hindu-Muslim unity essential for India, says SP leader at Mumbai rally

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: In response to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's slogan "Batenge toh katenge", Samajwadi Party's Leader of Opposition Mata Prasad Pandey emphasised Hindu-Muslim unity during a rally in Mumbai's Saki Naka area on Tuesday. Speaking to a gathering in the demographically diverse neighbourhood, which has a significant Muslim and north Indian population, Pandey said, "Hindu-Muslim are two hands of …

Muslim vote consolidation in mind: AIMIM and SDPI support each other's candidates in Maharashtra elections
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Muslim vote consolidation in mind: AIMIM and SDPI support each other's candidates in Maharashtra elections

Op India  

The All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen has extended support to the Social Democratic Party of India candidate Azhar Tamboli from the Hadapsar seat in Maharashtra. On 7th November, AIMIM Maharashtra leader Ruhinaaz Sheikh announced that the party will support SDPI candidate Azhar Tamboli in the coming elections. Notably, SDPI’s Azhar Tamboli had earlier this year, filed a petition seeking a ban on …

Maharashtra Election 2024 could be a make-or-break moment for Mahayuti and MVA. Here’s why
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra Election 2024 could be a make-or-break moment for Mahayuti and MVA. Here’s why

Live Mint  

The upcoming Maharashtra Election 2024 is a direct contest between the ruling Mahayuti alliance and the Opposition's Maha Aghadi Vikas. Here's how this Maharashtra election is a battle of survival for these two coalition parties: The ruling Mahayuti Lok Sabha debacle: The ruling BJP-Shiv Sena-NCP alliance witnessed a setback in the Lok Sabha Election 2024 at the hands of the …

AIMIM Fields 16 Candidates in Maharashtra Assembly Polls
4 months, 3 weeks ago

AIMIM Fields 16 Candidates in Maharashtra Assembly Polls

The Hindu  

AIMIM releases its candidate list for the Maharashtra Assembly elections, including 16 candidates in Mumbai, with Raees Lashkaria, Faruk Shah Anwar, Babita Kanade, Ateeque Ahmad Khan, Waris Pathan, Kirti Deepak Dongre, Naser Siddiqui, Saif Pathan, Farooq Shabdi, Mahesh Kamble, Samrat Surwade, and Mohammad Yusuf among the 14 candidates.

Maharashtra Assembly Polls: MVA's Seat-Sharing Talks To Begin Today? Check What Sanjay Raut Said
6 months, 1 week ago

Maharashtra Assembly Polls: MVA's Seat-Sharing Talks To Begin Today? Check What Sanjay Raut Said

ABP News  

The Maha Vikas Aghadi allies are set to hold seat-sharing talks from September 18 to 22 for the upcoming assembly polls in Maharashtra, said Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Tuesday. The three allies — Congress, Shiv Sena, and Nationalist Congress Party — will hold deliberations on the seats to be contested, and the formula once decided during this will …

AIMIM To Join Hands With MVA? Here's What Party Spokesperson Said Ahead Of Maharashtra Polls
7 months, 1 week ago

AIMIM To Join Hands With MVA? Here's What Party Spokesperson Said Ahead Of Maharashtra Polls

ABP News  

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen is keen to join hands with the opposition's Maha Vikas Agahdi alliance in Maharashtra with an aim to defeat Bharatiya Janata Party in the upcoming Assembly polls, said former MP Imtiaz Jaleel. The party's state unit president said that it would be beneficial for the alliance to take the party along with them else, the party …

Maharashtra News: AIMIM ready to join hands with MVA to defeat BJP in assembly polls, says Imtiaz Jaleel
7 months, 1 week ago

Maharashtra News: AIMIM ready to join hands with MVA to defeat BJP in assembly polls, says Imtiaz Jaleel

Live Mint  

Maharashtra News: The Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM is is keen to join hands with the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance in Maharashtra to defeat the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in the upcoming elections, party leader Imtiaz Jaleel has said. "We had said this during the Lok Sabha elections and we are giving an offer to the MVA again to join hands …

Maharashtra Polls: As MVA Eyes 200 Seats, Congress Gears Up For Aggressive Campaign Led By Kharge, Gandhis
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra Polls: As MVA Eyes 200 Seats, Congress Gears Up For Aggressive Campaign Led By Kharge, Gandhis

ABP News  

The Congress-led Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance is setting an ambitious target of winning 200 seats in the upcoming Maharashtra assembly polls. MVA Alliance Has Potential To Win 156 To 160 Seats, Congress Sources Say Maharashtra Lok Sabha results are a shot in the arm for the MVA which will set a target of 200 seats in assembly polls. The BJP, …

Maharashtra Assembly polls: MVA needs to present united front to bring about change after Maharashtra Assembly election, says Sharad Pawar
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra Assembly polls: MVA needs to present united front to bring about change after Maharashtra Assembly election, says Sharad Pawar

The Hindu  

The Maha Vikas Aghadi — comprising the Congress, the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena, and the Nationalist Congress Party — will jointly contest the upcoming Maharashtra election, the NCP chief said on Sunday, emphasising that the Opposition coalition must present a united front to bring about political change. Buoyed by the MVA’s remarkable performance in the parliamentary poll, Mr. Pawar said …

Maha News | Ruling Mahayuti back to drawing table in its bid to retain power in state, MVA aims to repeat performance
9 months ago

Maha News | Ruling Mahayuti back to drawing table in its bid to retain power in state, MVA aims to repeat performance

Hindustan Times  

After the ruling alliance's debacle and the opposition MVA coalition's impressive show in the Lok Sabha elections, the battle between rival coalitions in Maharashtra is set to intensify further as the assembly elections are expected to be held in September-October. In the Lok Sabha elections, the ruling Mahayuti alliance won 17 out of 48 seats while the opposition Maharashtra Vikas …

MVA agrees on equal seat-sharing formula for Maharashtra polls; Mahayuti still undecided
9 months ago

MVA agrees on equal seat-sharing formula for Maharashtra polls; Mahayuti still undecided

New Indian Express  

“In the allocated seats, the respective parties will accommodate their smaller allies such as the Samajwadi Party by Congress, the Peasant and Workers Party by the Sharad Pawar-led NCP, and the farmer leader Raju Shetti-led Swabhimani Shetkari Sangathan and left parties. Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole said that in the Lok Sabha elections, the Congress emerged as the single largest …

MVA presents a united front, says it will contest Maharashtra polls as one unit
9 months, 1 week ago

MVA presents a united front, says it will contest Maharashtra polls as one unit

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Buoyed by their success in the recent Lok Sabha elections, the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi announced on Saturday that they would contest the upcoming state assembly elections together. The top leadership of the three parties — Sharad Pawar of the NCP, Uddhav Thackeray of the Shiv Sena, and senior Congress leaders Prithviraj Chavan and Balasaheb Thorat — clarified that there …

Dumb logic: AIMIM's Imitaz Jaleel hits back as Supriya Shrinate says VBA and Owaisi's party put 6 seats in BJP's kitty
9 months, 1 week ago

Dumb logic: AIMIM's Imitaz Jaleel hits back as Supriya Shrinate says VBA and Owaisi's party put 6 seats in BJP's kitty

Live Mint  

AIMIM leader Imitaz Jaleel hit back at Congress leader Supriya Shrinate after she accused Prakash Ambedkar and Asaduddin Owaisi of being BJP's troubleshooter in Maharashtra The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen leader and former MP Imitaz Jaleel on Friday hit-back at Congress leader Supriya Shrinate for accusing the former's party of being Bharatiya Janata Party's troubleshooter in Maharashtra. {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} Supriya …

Congress rebel wins Sangli, MVA regains control over western Maha
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress rebel wins Sangli, MVA regains control over western Maha

Hindustan Times  

PUNE: Congress rebel and independent candidate, Vishal Patil, has secured a historic win in a triangular fight from the Sangli parliamentary seat. Ever since the Lok Sabha polls were announced, Sangli was in the news due to seat-sharing differences between the Congress and Shiv Sena, both constituents of the Maha Vikas Aghadi. Vishal Patil, grandson of former Maharashtra chief minister, …

Maharashtra Lok Sabha elections: MVA taking over 50% seats a warning for Mahayuti
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra Lok Sabha elections: MVA taking over 50% seats a warning for Mahayuti

Hindustan Times  

The Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi, formed in November 2019, has got a shot in its arm by winning over 29 of 48 seats in Maharashtra. On the other hand, against the general perception that Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena would make gains thanks to the electorate’s sympathy after the split in the party, it notched fewer numbers – nine of 21 seats …

Asaduddin Owaisi: Narendra Modi won't retire, he has to be defeated politically
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Asaduddin Owaisi: Narendra Modi won't retire, he has to be defeated politically

Hindustan Times  

Asaduddin Owaisi, the leader of AIMIM, often described as the political face of Muslims in India, is at a pivotal moment in his career. We caught up with Owaisi to ask about his party’s prospects, the pressing issues in this election and the anti-Muslim rhetoric by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, among other topics. Follow live updates on Lok Sabha elections …

Asaduddin Owaisi: Cornered in his own den?
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Asaduddin Owaisi: Cornered in his own den?

India Today  

Beginning in the 1950s, and especially over the past four decades, the Owaisis and their All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen have run an unchallenged political monopoly in Hyderabad. The fragmented distribution of the community, which forms 14 per cent of India’s population, also makes a pan-Indian Muslim party unviable in the context of a Lok Sabha election. At the national level, …

After Baba Siddique, Samajwadi Party's Abu Azmi to join Ajit Pawar's NCP?
11 months ago

After Baba Siddique, Samajwadi Party's Abu Azmi to join Ajit Pawar's NCP?

India Today  

Samajwadi Party MLA from Maharashtra, Abu Azmi, is likely to jump the ship to the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, sources told India Today TV. Fuelling rumours of this defection, Abu Azmi recently met Nationalist Congress Party leader Praful Patel in Mumbai recently. Azmi is a three-term SP MLA from Maharashtra's Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar, which is predominantly a Muslim majority constituency …

BJP’s Maharashtra Target Hangs in Balance Due to Indecision on Candidates
11 months, 1 week ago

BJP’s Maharashtra Target Hangs in Balance Due to Indecision on Candidates

Deccan Chronicle  

MUMBAI: With less than a month left for the last phase of polling in Maharashtra, the BJP-led Mahayuti is still struggling to reach consensus over six Lok Sabha seats in the state. The alliance of BJP, chief minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party had launched their campaign a month ago by setting a target of …

AIMIM Public Meeting on April 19, Asad to File Nomination on the same Day
11 months, 2 weeks ago

AIMIM Public Meeting on April 19, Asad to File Nomination on the same Day

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad:AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi will hold the first public meeting for the Lok Sabha polls in Bahadurpura on April 19. Holding door-to-door campaigns in Hashamabad, Takbeernagar and Al Jubail Colony near Falanuma palace, Owaisi met people and addressed them at street corners in his ‘paidal yatra.’ He refuted the comments by Congress leader Feroz Khan that there is an understanding …

Owaisi’s AIMIM extends support to EPS-led AIADMK in TN for LS polls, tie-up also for Assembly elections
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Owaisi’s AIMIM extends support to EPS-led AIADMK in TN for LS polls, tie-up also for Assembly elections

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday announced his party AIMIM’s support to the Edappadi K Palaniswami-led AIADMK in Tamil Nadu for the April 19 Lok Sabha elections. He said that the alliance will also continue for the Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, apparently referring to the 2026 state polls. Therefore, AIMIM extends its support to AIADMK in the …

Lok Sabha Election 2024: Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM to contest on 16 seats in Bihar
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Election 2024: Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM to contest on 16 seats in Bihar

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Election 2024: The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen on Thursday announced that it has decided to contest the 16 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar. He also added that the AIMIM will support Hina Shahab, the widow of Mohd Shahabuddin, if she contests the Lok Sabha election from Siwan. Owaisi's party ready to back Shahabuddin's widow The AIMIM said it …

Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM will now contest 15 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM will now contest 15 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar

Hindustan Times  

KISHANGANJ/ PATNA: Asaduddin Owaisi’s All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen on Thursday said it will field candidates from Bihar’s 15 constituencies in the Lok Sabha elections, a senior Bihar AIMIM leader said. Bihar AIMIM chief Akhatarul Iman is contesting from the Kishanganj seat “Now we have decided to contest 15 seats and we are seriously considering to contest the Madhubani seat too,” …

‘Immature, ridiculous’: Gadkari rebuffs Uddhav's ‘offer’ to contest Lok Sabha polls for MVA
1 year ago

‘Immature, ridiculous’: Gadkari rebuffs Uddhav's ‘offer’ to contest Lok Sabha polls for MVA

Hindustan Times  

Union minister Nitin Gadkari has described Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray's ‘invitation’ to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls for the Maha Vikas Aghadi as immature and ridiculous.' Nagpur, Mar 09 : Union Minister Nitin Gadkari addresses a felicitation program organised by Vidarbha Tribal Doctor's Association, Tribal Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Tribal Development Department, in Nagpur. Speaking …

Owaisi-Led AIMIM Aims To Contest 5 Lok Sabha Seats In Maharashtra
1 year, 1 month ago

Owaisi-Led AIMIM Aims To Contest 5 Lok Sabha Seats In Maharashtra

News 18  

The All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen is planning to contest five out of the total 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra in the upcoming general elections, a party leader has said. Addressing a press conference in Bhiwandi town here on Sunday, AIMIM’s Maharashtra working president Dr Abdul Gaffar Quadri said the party is aiming to field its candidates in North Mumbai, Dhule, …

AIMIM aims to contest 5 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra
1 year, 1 month ago

AIMIM aims to contest 5 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra

Hindustan Times  

Addressing a press conference in Bhiwandi town here on Sunday, AIMIM's Maharashtra working president Dr Abdul Gaffar Quadri said the party is aiming to field its candidates in North Mumbai, Dhule, Nanded, Bhiwandi and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar seats in the state. He also criticised Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar who recently ditched the 'Mahagathbandhan' and the opposition INDIA bloc, and formed …

MVA formally inducts Ambedkar party into oppn coalition
1 year, 1 month ago

MVA formally inducts Ambedkar party into oppn coalition

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi leaders on Tuesday evening sent a formal letter to Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi chief Prakash Ambedkar to inform him that the three MVA parties had decided to include VBA in the opposition coalition. Congress state president Nana Patole, senior Congress leaders Ashok Chavan and Balasaheb Thorat, Mumbai Congress president Varsha Gaikwad, the NCP Pawar faction’s state president …

Telangana Election Results: AIMIM Retains All 7 Hyderabad Seats But Loses Clout
1 year, 3 months ago

Telangana Election Results: AIMIM Retains All 7 Hyderabad Seats But Loses Clout

The Quint  

While the AIMIM's base in Hyderabad's Old City area seems intact, the BRS' loss in the state and Congress' win would come as a blow to it. During the election campaign, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi made it a point to campaign even in several areas where the AIMIM didn't have candidates. The Congress often accuses the AIMIM of being BJP's …

AIMIM Intensifies Election Campaign as Countdown for TSLA Started
1 year, 4 months ago

AIMIM Intensifies Election Campaign as Countdown for TSLA Started

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen intensified its November 30 election campaign, with party chief Asaddudin Owaisi taking part in a door-to-door campaign and meeting voters. As Owaisi entered Amanagar in Yakutpura, where Miraj Jaffar Hussain is contesting, residents greeted him with garlands and rose petals and lined up to hear the Sadar's voice. A visually impaired elderly woman told …

Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM takes money from BJP, claims Rahul Gandhi
1 year, 4 months ago

Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM takes money from BJP, claims Rahul Gandhi

Live Mint  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday made a major claim against Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM stating that ‘the party fields candidates by taking money from BJP’ wherever Congress contests BJP. Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Tripura, wherever Congress party fights with BJP, AIMIM party takes money from BJP and puts up candidates there," he said while addressing a poll rally at …

’They said won’t get Hindu votes’: Owaisi on why AIMIM didn’t join INDIA bloc
1 year, 6 months ago

’They said won’t get Hindu votes’: Owaisi on why AIMIM didn’t join INDIA bloc

Live Mint  

All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday made scathing revelations about the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance accusing the Opposition coalition bloc of indulging in bigotry. Owaisi on Monday alleged that the INDIA bloc did not give him a ‘ticket’ reasoning it with the fact that 'they won't get a Hindu vote'. Muslim League saved him from drowning.” …

AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi criticises I.N.D.I. Alliance, bats for third front
1 year, 6 months ago

AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi criticises I.N.D.I. Alliance, bats for third front

Op India  

On Sunday, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi said that he was not concerned over the fact that his party was not invited by the opposition I.N.D.I. While speaking to ANI, Owaisi noted that the opposition alliance didn’t invite several parties from the Hindi heartland, Maharashtra, and the northeast, including the Bahujan Samaj Party and some northeastern parties. These …

AIMIM and Owaisi - The party and its leader the BJP and Congress love to hate
1 year, 6 months ago

AIMIM and Owaisi - The party and its leader the BJP and Congress love to hate

Deccan Chronicle  

They can’t live with him. With a guaranteed understanding that it can never attract Muslim votes, the BJP, led by Union home minister Amit Shah, had been attacking AIMIM and Owaisi at every opportunity, while at the same time, attempting to paint the BRS, led by Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao, a staunch AIMIM ally as things stand, with the …

AIMIM to back any effort to defeat BJP at Centre
1 year, 9 months ago

AIMIM to back any effort to defeat BJP at Centre

The Hindu  

In a change of stand that may create trouble to the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi in the forthcoming elections in Telangana, the All India Majlis -e- Ittehadul Muslimeen has declared that it would support forces that would dislodge BJP at the Centre. However, AIMIM has good relations with the Congress party and we are ready to support any effort that …

Bandi dares Owaisi to contest from all Assembly seats in Telangana
1 year, 9 months ago

Bandi dares Owaisi to contest from all Assembly seats in Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Bharatiya Janata Party state president Bandi Sanjay Kumar has challenged AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi to contest from all the 119 Assembly constituencies in Telangana. If he is so confident and Owaisi really wants to work for the Muslim community, then Owaisi should ensure that MIM will contest from all the Assembly seats in the state. “Let Owaisi and his …

MVA will contest Maharashtra assembly, Lok Sabha polls together to defeat Shiv Sena, BJP alliance, says Ajit Pawar
1 year, 9 months ago

MVA will contest Maharashtra assembly, Lok Sabha polls together to defeat Shiv Sena, BJP alliance, says Ajit Pawar

The Hindu  

Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar on Monday said that Maha Vikas Aghadi will contest the Maharashtra assembly and Lok Sabha polls together to defeat the Shiv Sena-BJP alliance. Talking to the reporters in Maharashtra's Pune, Mr. Pawar said, "Our top leaders of Maha Vikas Aghadi have made up their mind to contest the upcoming Loksabha and Assembly election together …

MVA allies look to put up united front after Sharad Pawar’s remark
1 year, 11 months ago

MVA allies look to put up united front after Sharad Pawar’s remark

Hindustan Times  

The Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi coalition partners looked to put up a united front on Monday, a day after Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar suggested that it was not certain that the three allies will contest the 2024 Lok Sabha elections together. On Sunday, Pawar said the three parties – Shiv Sena, Congress, NCP – were in an alliance right …

AIMIM’s first MLA in Bihar joins RJD
1 year, 11 months ago

AIMIM’s first MLA in Bihar joins RJD

Hindustan Times  

Qamrul Hoda, who had opened his party AIMIM’s account in Bihar assembly in 2019 by winning Kishanganj seat in a bypoll, on Friday joined the ruling Rashtriya Janata Dal along with his supporters at a function in Purnia. “I am joining RJD along with my supporters as it is the only party that has the potential to transform Seemanchal,” Hoda …

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