Overview

• Owaisi announced he will reach Kishanganj and remain in Seemanchal from September 24 to 27 to meet supporters and build networks.
• AIMIM frames the effort as securing an independent political voice for a region it says has faced long social and economic neglect.
• His post hinted at new local partnerships, with reports noting no response to earlier outreach to the RJD-led alliance.
• Seemanchal’s four districts—Kishanganj, Araria, Purnia and Katihar—have sizable Muslim populations that offer AIMIM favorable terrain.
• The party aims to reclaim ground lost since its 2020 gains and 2022 defections to the RJD, with the NDA holding 131 seats to the INDIA bloc’s 111 in the assembly.