At a Sunday rally in Kanpur's Cantonment constituency, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi called on regional parties to band together against the BJP's third consecutive term in Uttar Pradesh.
He reminded listeners that when AIMIM pushed for six seats in Bihar, rivals rejected the offer and later targeted the party, warning that a lack of alliance would weaken Muslim representation.
The party launched its 2027 campaign in June from Bahraich's Matera and has since mobilised around 200 assembly seats, concentrating on districts where Muslims form a critical voting bloc.
Owaisi has kept ties open with Mayawati's BSP, Chandrashekhar Azad's Azad Samaj Party, Rajasthan's RLP and RLD, and plans to disclose its coalition partners in a press conference later this week, setting the stage for a united opposition.