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Owaisi Offers Conditional Backing to Nitish as AIMIM Retains Five Seemanchal Seats

His offer functions as leverage for flood-hit Seemanchal to secure concrete development commitments.

Overview

  • Asaduddin Owaisi said AIMIM would support the Nitish Kumar government only if the Seemanchal region receives justice and tangible development.
  • He highlighted persistent Seemanchal grievances, citing Kosi river erosion, large-scale migration, and corruption that he says require immediate attention.
  • AIMIM won five assembly seats in the Bihar polls, matching its 2020 tally, while the NDA took 14 of Seemanchal’s 24 constituencies and Nitish Kumar began a record 10th term as chief minister.
  • To deter defections and improve outreach, Owaisi ordered his five MLAs to hold twice-weekly constituency office hours and send photos with live WhatsApp location, with the regimen starting within six months and his own visits every six months.
  • He also urged the new administration to keep communalism at bay as part of any cooperation from AIMIM.