LUCKNOW, Nov 12: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi and Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) president and Nagina MP Chandrashekhar Azad on Thursday announced an alliance for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.
The alliance was named the Samajik Parivartan Morcha. The two leaders projected Azad as its chief ministerial candidate in Uttar Pradesh.
At a press conference in Lucknow, the leaders said the alliance aimed to consolidate support among Dalit and minority voters in the state.
The move was also seen as an effort to build an alternative political force outside the BJP-led NDA and the opposition camp led by the Samajwadi Party and Congress.
Owaisi had expressed interest in joining a seat-sharing alliance with the Samajwadi Party and Congress, but the effort did not succeed. AIMIM subsequently moved towards an alliance with the Azad Samaj Party.
Uttar Pradesh has 403 Assembly seats. Details on the number of seats the new front will contest, the final seat-sharing formula and whether other regional parties will join it are awaited.
Political observers said the front could have an impact in constituencies with significant Dalit and minority voters.
