Patna: Ahead of the upcoming Bihar polls, major parties today said that AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi's announcement of his party to contest the Bihar elections is not going to affect anyone's electoral prospects.
Be it the alliance of the Janata Dal (United), Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) and Congress or the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) - led National Democratic Alliance or Nationalist Congress Party, which is trying to form a third front with Mulayam Singh Yadav's Samajwadi Party, they said AIMIM's entry would not have any impact on them.
Mr Owaisi announced today that his party All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) will contest the Bihar assembly elections.
The JD (U) spokesperson said people understand everything and our commitment to development and rule of law are for all - it is part of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's agenda of development with justice.
"We are not worried of Owaisi entry. The grand alliance will win all seats despite this development."
Stating that the AIMIM's decision to contest polls only from Seemanchal region of Bihar was a part of a conspiracy, he said "Like what Owaisi did in Maharashtra polls, he wants to repeat in Bihar. But it will not happen here."
BJP spokesperson and former union minister Shahnawaz Hussain said his party was ready to challenge Mr Owaisi's AIMIM in Bihar polls.
BJP-ally Lok Janshakti Party MP Chirag Paswan said Mr Owaisi was free to contest Bihar polls but he would not be able to taste success.
NCP leader Tariq Anwar said Mr Owaisi's party would become a zero in Bihar polls.
Mr Anwar said the NCP and Samajwadi Party would form a third front in Bihar polls.
Mr Owaisi told reporters in Hyderabad that the AIMIM will soon announce the number of seats it will contest.
The speculation in political circles here is that he will put up candidates in Muslim-dominated assembly constituencies in Seemanchal region comprising four districts, accounting for 24 assembly seats in the 243-member assembly.
Mr Owaisi has also said that the backwardness of Seemanchal would be the main poll issue for his party.
"We will demand a regional development board under Article 371 of the constitution for the overall development of Seemanchal", he said, and blamed the Congress, BJP, RJD and JD-U for the region's backwardness.
Last month, Asaddudin Owaisi had addressed a public meeting in Kishanganj district in Seemanchal region.
Bihar will be the third state after Telangana and Maharashtra, where AIMIM would contest the assembly polls.
Be it the alliance of the Janata Dal (United), Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) and Congress or the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) - led National Democratic Alliance or Nationalist Congress Party, which is trying to form a third front with Mulayam Singh Yadav's Samajwadi Party, they said AIMIM's entry would not have any impact on them.
Mr Owaisi announced today that his party All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) will contest the Bihar assembly elections.
The JD (U) spokesperson said people understand everything and our commitment to development and rule of law are for all - it is part of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's agenda of development with justice.
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"We are not worried of Owaisi entry. The grand alliance will win all seats despite this development."
Stating that the AIMIM's decision to contest polls only from Seemanchal region of Bihar was a part of a conspiracy, he said "Like what Owaisi did in Maharashtra polls, he wants to repeat in Bihar. But it will not happen here."
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BJP spokesperson and former union minister Shahnawaz Hussain said his party was ready to challenge Mr Owaisi's AIMIM in Bihar polls.
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BJP-ally Lok Janshakti Party MP Chirag Paswan said Mr Owaisi was free to contest Bihar polls but he would not be able to taste success.
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NCP leader Tariq Anwar said Mr Owaisi's party would become a zero in Bihar polls.
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Mr Anwar said the NCP and Samajwadi Party would form a third front in Bihar polls.
Mr Owaisi told reporters in Hyderabad that the AIMIM will soon announce the number of seats it will contest.
The speculation in political circles here is that he will put up candidates in Muslim-dominated assembly constituencies in Seemanchal region comprising four districts, accounting for 24 assembly seats in the 243-member assembly.
Mr Owaisi has also said that the backwardness of Seemanchal would be the main poll issue for his party.
"We will demand a regional development board under Article 371 of the constitution for the overall development of Seemanchal", he said, and blamed the Congress, BJP, RJD and JD-U for the region's backwardness.
Last month, Asaddudin Owaisi had addressed a public meeting in Kishanganj district in Seemanchal region.
Bihar will be the third state after Telangana and Maharashtra, where AIMIM would contest the assembly polls.
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