Lucknow: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday announced Chandrashekhar Aazad as the chief ministerial candidate of the newly formed Samajik Parivartan Morcha (SPM) for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.
The announcement was made at a press conference attended by Aazad, who heads the Azad Samaj Party (Kanshiram). The two leaders said their parties would contest the upcoming state elections together, seeking to emerge as an alternative to the BJP-led political establishment in Uttar Pradesh.
Owaisi said the alliance aimed to prevent the BJP from securing a third consecutive term in the state.
“I can say with confidence that this will be a strong alternative in Uttar Pradesh to stop the BJP from coming to power for the third time,” he said.
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Owaisi said the alliance would prioritise concerns affecting Dalits, backward communities and other marginalised sections, irrespective of caste. He alleged that political parties had largely treated these communities as vote banks rather than addressing their problems.
The morcha, he said, would raise issues including the state of education, unemployment among young people and challenges faced by farmers.
Announcing Aazad’s candidature, Owaisi said, “I am happy to announce that our brother Chandrashekhar Aazad will be the chief president of the SPM and its chief ministerial candidate in Uttar Pradesh.”
He added that both parties would work together to secure the alliance’s success, describing a victory as a victory for the people of Uttar Pradesh.
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Owaisi also urged people to attend a public meeting scheduled for November 26, describing it as the beginning of a movement for social change in the state.
Taking aim at the BJP and other political parties, he said they represented the politics of the past, while the Samajik Parivartan Morcha wanted to focus on the future.
“We will do politics for the future. We hope the people of Uttar Pradesh will join hands with Chandrashekhar Aazad to build a better future,” he said.
