No impact on INDIA alliance prospects in view of AIMIM-ASP pact, says Congress-SP
The Congress and Samajwadi Party have dismissed the new alliance between AIMIM and the Azad Samaj Party as having no impact on their electoral prospects in Uttar Pradesh. They argue that voters remain committed to the INDIA alliance to defeat the BJP in the 2027 assembly polls.
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This highlights the shifting political dynamics and coalition strategies ahead of the upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly elections.
Lucknow The Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Congress on Friday (November 13, 2026) said the alliance of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi and Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) will have no impact on voters from social groups facing injustice under the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Uttar Pradesh. They added voters are aware that only INDIA alliance comprising of the SP-Congress is capable in defeating the BJP decisively. Owaisi, Chandrashekhar Azad announce Samajik Parivartan Morcha for 2027 U.P. Assembly polls Owaisi, Chandrashekhar Azad announce Samajik Parivartan Morcha for 2027 U.P. Assembly polls We welcome the ‘Social Change Front’. Change must occur at the societal level, but true success will only be achieved when the “Political Change Front” is activated, says Akhilesh Yadav Owaisi, Chandrashekhar Azad announce Samajik Parivartan Morcha for 2027 U.P.
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