Lucknow:In a bid to win the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, all big and small parties are searching for alliances and joining hands with parties to scuttle the chances of their rival parties. In a similar way, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Chief Asaduddin Owaisi is also looking to tie-up with a big party for the upcoming assembly polls. While chasing the big parties, Owaisi overlooked small parties but now he is forced to almost go it alone in UP polls.
According to Owaisi, he was ready to form an alliance with any party except BJP and Congress. He also clandestinely held discussions with Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), but BSP supremo Mayawati poured cold water on his plans by officially ruling out any sort of tie-up with Hyderabad-based party.
After which, Owaisi, along with Omprakash Rajbhar, went ahead to form the Bhagidari Sankalp Morcha, but at the last moment, Rajbhar ditched Owaisi by joining hands with the Samajwadi Party. However, there is still little hope for AIMIM chief since the SP has not made any comment on Owaisi yet.
However, Hyderabad MP has decided to contest the upcoming Assembly polls in 100 seats for which he is targeting Dalit and Muslim votes which is more than 40 percent of the state population and also considered as the vote bank of Samajwadi Party.