LucknowOwaisi and Azad ally for Uttar Pradesh’s 2027 election.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav says it will cost the Bharatiya Janata Party 2-3% of votes.
Owaisi’s All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen and Azad’s Azad Samaj Party announced it Thursday, with Azad projected as chief ministerial face.
Azad faces allegations that the alliance will split opposition votes.
Voters in 2027 settle whether the front draws from the ruling party or splits the opposition.
How each outlet framed it
drawn from 100+ reports worldwide
- ABP Live
- reports AIMIM and Azad Samaj alliance as a 'Social Change Front', and frames Akhilesh Yadav's welcome as a warning that 'puppet' leaders will be rejected by voters
- NDTV leans favorable