In an open message, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has shared to be open to an alliance with the Samajwadi party in UP.
“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,” he said at an event in Moradabad hitting the BJP.
Meanwhile, the saffron party had called the offer a ‘ collaboration of vote bank politics’. Responding to the statement, BJP spokesperson said- “Akhilesh Yadav and Owaisi compete in appeasement. Today they are leaving aside the ‘kaun banega bada bhaijaan’ (who will be the bigger appeaser) competition and saying let’s do ‘bhaijaan’ collaboration. Therefore, Owaisi is sending a friend request to Akhilesh ji,”
The Samajwadi party in the UP is the largest opposition party challenging the BJP led by two time CM Yogi Adityanath.
Stating that his contesting would affect the party’ vote count, Owaisi offered to join hands and fight together. He reiterated that AIMIM has nevere been a religiously driven party.
“Our fight is for our honour and justice. We don’t want to sit on a mat. We want equality. If Akhilesh sits in front of that chair, then Owaisi will sit cross-legged in front of that chair and talk about rights and justice,” asserted the AIMIM MP from Hyderabad.
Uttar Pradesh is expected to undergo legislative assembly elections in February- March 2027, though discussions suggest they could be shifted slightly earlier to December 2026 or January 2027. The official term of the current state assembly runs until May 22, 2027.