New Delhi: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has said his party is open to working with the Mahagathbandhan in Bihar. The goal, he stated, is to prevent the BJP-led NDA from returning to power in the upcoming Assembly elections.
Asaduddin Owaisi confirmed that his party has initiated talks with the Mahagathbandhan. The alliance includes the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Congress.
“Our State President, Akhtarul Iman, has spoken to some leaders in the Mahagathbandhan,” Owaisi said in an interview with ANI. “We do not want the BJP or NDA to come back in power in Bihar.”
He said the next step lies with the Mahagathbandhan leaders. “Now it is up to these political parties that want to prevent the NDA from returning to power,” he added.
The AIMIM has a strong base in Bihar’s Seemanchal region. However, the party faced a setback in 2022 when four of its five MLAs joined Tejashwi Yadav’s RJD.
Owaisi announced that AIMIM will field candidates across Bihar, not just in Seemanchal. “If they (Mahagathbandhan) are not ready, I am ready to contest everywhere,” he said. “Wait for the time to come. It is too early to announce the exact number.”
The Hyderabad MP also raised concerns about the Election Commission’s recent activities in Bihar.
He wrote to the Election Commission opposing the “Special Intensive Revision” of electoral rolls. He called it a “legally questionable exercise” and warned it may disenfranchise genuine voters.
On social media platform X (formerly Twitter), Owaisi accused the Election Commission of “covertly implementing the NRC in Bihar.”
He explained that citizens are now being asked to show documents proving their own and their parents’ birth details. “Even the best estimates state that only three-fourths of births are registered,” he noted.
Owaisi warned that this move could lead to poor voters being removed from the voter list. He claimed that it would be a violation of their constitutional rights.
With Bihar heading towards another crucial election, Owaisi’s outreach and criticism of the electoral process have added fresh tension to the state’s political landscape.
