AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi and Azad Samaj Party (Kanshiram) President and MP Chandrashekhar Azad today announced the formation of a new political alliance, ‘Samajik Parivartan Morcha’, for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. Addressing a joint press conference in Lucknow today, the two leaders said that the alliance would contest all 403 Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh. Owaisi also announced Chandrashekhar Azad as the alliance’s Chief Ministerial candidate.

 

Owaisi said the Morcha would seek to prevent the BJP from returning to power for a third consecutive term in the state. He alleged that backward communities and marginalised sections had been treated merely as vote banks by political parties. He said the alliance would focus on issues including education, unemployment, farmers’ problems and the welfare of marginalised communities.

 

Chandrashekhar Azad, meanwhile, said other opposition parties, including the Samajwadi Party and the Congress, could also join the alliance to defeat the BJP. Owaisi said both parties would work together to ensure the alliance’s success and fulfil its commitments to the people of Uttar Pradesh. The announcement marks the formation of a new political front ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.