Overview

• RJD spokesperson Mrityunjay Tiwari and JDU leader KC Tyagi argued that AIMIM’s entry would fracture secular votes and bolster communal forces.
• Congress Rajya Sabha MP Akhilesh Prasad Singh labeled AIMIM a communal party that historically aids the BJP, reinforcing alliance partners’ stance.
• Shiv Sena leaders Sanjay Nirupam and Krishna Hegde accused RJD and Congress of hypocrisy and arrogance for sidelining AIMIM while contesting outside Bihar themselves.
• On July 14 Asaduddin Owaisi ruled out joining the INDIA bloc and signaled that AIMIM would seek a third-front alternative.
• With inclusion off the table and talks at a standstill, AIMIM is preparing to contest the October elections on its own or within a new alliance.