Bihar Elections 2025 : Owaisi Offers RJD, Congress for Joint Fight Against NDA
As the state gears up for Bihar Elections 2025, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has offered to join the Mahagathbandhan. He has urged the RJD and Congress to unite if they want to stop the return of NDA in Bihar. Additionally, he stated that if the refused to join him, he is ready to contest the elections without the alliance. And this time his party is aiming to go beyond Seemanchal. This is heating up discussions on the outcome of Bihar elections 2025.
This article covers Owaisi’s statement, AIMIM’s past performance, Seemanchal’s political landscape, and the Mahagathbandhan’s likely strategy ahead of Bihar Elections 2025. You can use the given Table of Contents to navigate as per your liking:
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Owaisi’s Open Call for Unity
In Patna, while Asaduddin Owaisi was speaking to the media, he gave an open offer. He said that if the opposition parties want to to stop NDA in Bihar, they will have to unite. He further added that AIMIM is ready to join the Mahagathbandhan but the final decision lies with the alliance partner.
Owaisi even claimed that AIMIM’s Bihar president Akhtarul Iman has already initiated informal discussions with some RJD and Congress leaders for an alliance.
Tejashwi Yadav Says No Formal Talks
While Owaisi is wanting to join the Mahagathbandhan, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav told the reporters that no official discussions have taken place on this matter. This shows that he is either hesitant or undecided about the inclusion of AIMIM in the alliance.
With the presence of Left parties and Congress in the alliance, inclusion of AIMIM will give a communal angle to the Mahagathbandhan and could create an ideological friction which will specially drive away secular-minded voters from this religious identity politics.
AIMIM’s Performance in 2020
AIMIM contested 20 seats from the Muslim-dominated Seemanchal region (which includes Kishanganj, Araria, Purnia, and Katihar) in the Bihar Elections 2020. They won 5 seats and the party secured 14.28% vote share across these constituencies.
However, 4 of its 5 MLAs later joined the RJD. Only Akhtarul Iman was left in the party as the MLA. Despite this failure, AIMIM want to contest beyond the Seemanchal region and Owaisi feels that the 2020 Bihar elections have boosted his party’s popularity.
Plan to Contest 50 Seats in 2025
While speaking to the media, Owaisi also announced that that is party will be contesting 50 seats in the upcoming Bihar elections. He has even declared candidates for Bahadurganj and Dhaka seats. If there is no alliance, he will contest everywhere alone. The AIMIM wants to expand its power. This time Owaisi is planning big for his party. Even if the Mahagathbandhan doesn’t let him join he is determined to contest on his own. Now it’s upon the RJD and Congress to decide.
Conclusion
Asaduddin Owaisi’s latest statement has added a new possibility of the Bihar state assembly elections. His party’s dominance in Seemanchal is undeniable and the fact that winning MLAs promise party joined the RJD signals that this alliance would benefit both of them. However, if RJD and Congress refuse to engage with AIMIM, and they contest the elections separately, the situation would be favourable for the NDA.
Bihar Elections will be seeing a lot of changes this year. Recently the Election Commission released the instructions for revision of voter lists / electoral roll. This time, Election Commission officials will be conducted door-to-door verification for identifying genuine voters. If you missed this report, you can access it here.
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