Hyderabad: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has said that the results of Maharashtra elections show that the people are looking for a genuine political alternative.
The Hyderabad MP also claimed that All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has established itself in Maharashtra’s politics.
He congratulated Mufti Mohammad Ismail Abdul Khalique on being elected as MLA from Malegaon Central constituency for a second time. “I am thankful to the people of Maharashtra who voted for us in large numbers. To our candidates, party workers and supporters, I urge you all to not lose heart and work with renewed resolve,” Owaisi posted on ‘X’.
The AIMIM contested 16 seats in Maharashtra but could win just one seat. In the previous elections, the party won two seats – Malegaon Central and Dhule City.
This time the party could retain only Malegaon Central and that too with a majority of just 162 votes. Mufti Mohammad Ismail polled 1,09,653 votes while his nearest rival Asif Shaikh Rasheed of Indian Secular Largest Assembly of Maharashtra secured 1,09,491 votes.
In Dhule City, Agarwal Anupbhaiyya Omprakash of BJP defeated Shah Faruk Anwar of AIMIM by by 45,750 votes. BJP candidate polled 1,16,538 votes while Anwar secured 70,788 votes. In 2019, Anwar had won the seat by 3,307 votes.
Top AIMIM leader and former MP Syed Imtiaz Jaleel suffered defeat in Aurangabad East. Atul Moreshwar Save of BJP defeated him by 2,161 votes. Save polled 93,274 votes while Imtiaz Jaleel secured 91,113 votes.
“Imtiaz Jaleel led the party in a tough battle & and his own seat wasn’t easy. But I am confident that he will bounce back again inshallah. Imtiaz Jaleel is not a typical politician, and I sure that this is just a hiccup in his political journey,” said Owaisi.
In Aurangabad Central, Jaiswal Pradeep Shivnarayan defeated Siddiqui Naseeruddin Taquiuddin by 8,119 votes.
