Watch | Owaisi, Azad in alliance; will 'third front' take on Akhilesh and Yogi?
Senior journalists Siddharth Kalhans, Sharat Pradhan, and Siddharth Tiwari examine the electoral prospects of the Samajik Parivartan Morcha in a panel discussion
Asaduddin Owaisi’s All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) and Chandrashekhar Azad’s Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) today (November 12) formally announced a new political alliance, named the Samajik Parivartan Morcha, ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. Owaisi announced that Azad Samaj Party chief and Nagina MP Azad will be the coalition’s Chief Ministerial candidate.
The alliance aims to challenge the ruling BJP and to contest against traditional Opposition blocs such as the Samajwadi Party and the Congress. It will focus on backward and Dalit communities, minorities, youth and other marginalised groups. Azad said the Morcha is open to other parties, such as the SP or the Congress, joining it if their goal is to stop the BJP from returning to power. Reports indicate the alliance is preparing to contest around 150 Assembly constituencies across Uttar Pradesh.
Will this new bloc hurt the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party (SP) and Congress alliance? Or, will the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP in the state take a hit?
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