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UP elections: Who will Owaisi-Azad alliance hurt most? Explained in 5 charts

By · Via Times of India · Published by Everything Blog

In short

The newly formed Samajik Parivartan Morcha intends to mobilize Dalits, Muslims, and backward classes across Uttar Pradesh, with candidate distribution and seat selection currently underway. The formation follows ignored appeals from Owaisi to partner with the Congress and the Samajwadi Party, leading Owaisi to criticize Akhilesh Yadav's approach to state politics. Entering a crowded landscape alongside the BJP, BSP, Congress, and Samajwadi Party, the coalition is drawing parallels to Owaisi's previous independent run in Bihar, where his party secured five seats.

Key points

  • The alliance directly challenges the Samajwadi Party's primary strategy of consolidating…: The alliance directly challenges the Samajwadi Party's primary strategy of consolidating backward classes, Dalits, and minority voters.
  • The two parties are actively shortlisting targeted assembly constituencies and remain ope…: The two parties are actively shortlisting targeted assembly constituencies and remain open to including additional political groups.
  • The coalition emerged primarily because both the Samajwadi Party and the Congress repeate…: The coalition emerged primarily because both the Samajwadi Party and the Congress repeatedly rebuffed Owaisi's requests to enter the INDIA bloc.

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AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi and Aazad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) national president Chandra Shekhar Azad will jointly contest the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly polls.

NEW DELHI: Asaduddin Owaisi wanted a place in the INDIA bloc's fight against the BJP in Uttar Pradesh. Bihar rebuke and several olive branches later, he warned four months ago: "I have said this before, and I am saying it again: the Majlis does not want the BJP to form the government again in Uttar Pradesh. I am ready to join hands. I am ready to form an alliance. Today is the time to talk. Don't cry later after the elections are over. We don't want the BJP to come to power again."But the Samajwadi Party and the Congress, who are yet to formalise their own seat-sharing plan, did not pay heed to him.Owaisi on Thursday joined hands with Chandrashekhar Azad to build an alternative political platform in Uttar Pradesh. This time, along with challenging the BJP, the AIMIM chief declared: "If we have to die for the cause of people, it's a good deal for…

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