AIMIM was confident about its performance as national spokesperson Waris Pathan after exit polls said the AIMIM would achieve “great success” in the BMC polls. As the BJP-led Mahayuti is making big wins in the civic body elections across Maharashtra, Asaduddin Owaisi’s All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has also put up an impressive performance with notable notable gains particularly in Muslim-dominated wards. The AIMIM is leading in 94 wards, as per TV reports at 6pm.
The Owaisi-led party is leading with 33 seats in Sambhajinagar, 15 seats in Amravati, 20 in Malegaon, 14 in Nanded Waghala, 10 in Dhule, 2 in Jalna. AIMIM is, in fact, one of the key parties that cut into the Congress’s traditional support base as the grand old party is staring at a collapse of its urban base in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections. The party was confident about its performance as national spokesperson Waris Pathan on Thursday after the exit polls said the AIMIM would achieve “great success” in the BMC polls.
“This is an exit poll, not an accurate poll, and whatever is being shown, this isn’t the first time it’s happened. It’s happened many times before that something was shown in the poll, and in the end, it turned out to be something else. Tomorrow is the vote counting, so tomorrow the results will come out. By tomorrow evening, everything will be clear. Who won, who lost, everything will be known… We are confident that the people have blessed us with their votes… We will achieve great success,” Pathan said.
AIMIM’s offer for BJP
One of the key candidates of the AIMIM who emerged victorious in the Maharashtra civic body polls is Imtiaz Jaleel from Shambhaji Nagar. As he thanked the people for voting in his favour, Jaleel said, “If the BJP takes better decisions for the city’s people, we are ready to extend our support; otherwise, we will fulfill the responsibility of the opposition.”
The tally is significant as it marks Owaisi-led party’s major win outside of its bastion in Telangana. The party, which positions itself as protector of minority rights, has ventured into the political arena in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, but failed to make a mark. In the Bihar assembly elections held in November last year, Owaisi’s party secured five seats out total 243.
