Overview

• AIMIM’s Bihar chief Akhtarul Iman said the party will contest about 100 seats, roughly five times its 2020 slate.
• The party says its alliance proposal to Lalu Prasad and Tejashwi Yadav drew no reply, prompting talks with like‑minded groups about a potential third front.
• Asaduddin Owaisi recently toured Seemanchal districts including Kishanganj, Araria, Katihar and Purnea to strengthen the party’s presence.
• In 2020, AIMIM won five seats, but four MLAs joined the RJD in 2022, leaving Iman as its lone legislator.
• Critics accuse AIMIM of splitting secular votes or aiding the BJP, while the party frames its expansion as addressing underrepresentation of Bihar’s roughly 17–18% Muslim population.