Overview
- India’s Election Commission confirmed AIMIM won Amour, Bahadurganj, Kochadhaman, Jokihat and Baisi, all in the Seemanchal region.
- The NDA captured 15 of Seemanchal’s 24 seats and cruised to a landslide across Bihar, shrinking the Opposition’s presence in the belt.
- AIMIM ran independently after being excluded from the INDIA bloc, fielding roughly 25 candidates with most placed in Seemanchal.
- State chief Akhtarul Iman held Amour, while Mohammad Murshid Alam (Jokihat), Mohammad Sarwar Alam (Kochadhaman), Md Tauseef Alam (Bahadurganj) and Ghulam Sarwar (Baisi) posted comfortable victories.
- Analysts said AIMIM fractured anti-NDA votes in the region; Owaisi dismissed the ‘spoiler’ label and urged Opposition introspection while pledging constructive cooperation on Seemanchal’s development.