Assaduddin Owaisi’s ambitious mission to shed AIMIM’s ‘vote-cutter’ image and win seats in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls will face a crippling blow soon from his own national spokesperson. With elections in the politically vital state just months away, sources indicate that Syed Asim Waqar is all set to join the Congress — another party vying for the state’s significant Muslim vote bank.
Syed Asim Waqar is expected to join the Congress in Delhi on Wednesday, dealing a blow to Owaisi’s AIMIM, where he has served for nearly a decade.
Waqar is expected to join the Congress in Delhi on Wednesday, dealing a blow to Owaisi’s AIMIM, where he has served for nearly a decade. The Congress and the Samajwadi Party have an alliance in Uttar Pradesh. inclusion of prominent figures will strengthen Congress’ claim for more seats Although formal discussions between the two parties on seat sharing have not begun.
Sources said that Minority Congress President and Rajya Sabha MP Imran Pratapgarhi played a key role in his planned move to the latter’s party. Congress is also in contact with Kaushal Kishore, a former MP from the Mohanlalganj constituency and a former minister of state in the BJP-led Central government, according to sources.
