AIMIM set to contest Bihar Assembly elections

Hyderabad parliamentarian Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday reached Bihar forward of the Assembly elections, together with his celebration, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), prone to area candidates in additional than 20 constituencies.

Mr. Owaisi, who heads the AIMIM as president, has for a number of years sought to increase the celebration’s presence within the Bihar Vidhan Sabha. His main focus has been highlighting the backwardness of the Seemanchal area, which he has beforehand attributed to the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Janata Dal (United) governments.

Seemanchal marketing campaign

The AIMIM marketing campaign, scheduled to start on Wednesday (September 24), will centre on the Seemanchal districts of Purnea, Katihar, Araria and Kishanganj. Titled the Seemanchal Nyay Yatra, it is going to embrace roadshows and public conferences in constituencies the place the celebration has contested earlier.

On the primary day, the marketing campaign will cowl Kishanganj, Thakurganj and Bahadurganj. On the second, it is going to transfer via Kochadaman, Jokihat, Araria and Purnea. More rallies are deliberate in different components of the State.

Talks with INDIA bloc

In the run-up to the polls, AIMIM’s Bihar management, led by Amour legislator Akhtarul Iman, had sought to affix the INDIA bloc. The celebration had not requested for ministerial positions however demanded a particular bundle for Seemanchal, the house to contest six seats, and proportional illustration for Dalits, backward courses and minorities. The proposal didn’t obtain a response.

Past report

In the 2020 Bihar elections, AIMIM fielded 19 candidates and gained 5 seats – Amour, Kochadaman, Baisi, Jokihat and Bahadurganj.

After touchdown in Bihar on Tuesday, Mr. Owaisi stated that the celebration cadre had been getting ready for a number of weeks.

“The marketing campaign has already begun underneath the management of Akhtarul Iman. We got here in April and said that we might contest the elections. The four-day programme in Seemanchal will entail visiting completely different Assembly constituencies. We will meet folks there and organise public conferences,” he instructed reporters.