Jubilee Hills by election: AIMIM likely to back congress candidate

Hyderabad: The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) is likely to back Congress candidate V Naveen Yadav in the bye-elections for the Jubilee Hills constituency to be held on November 11.

The party’s move to stay away from the Jubilee Hills by-polls is being seen as an attempt to prevent splitting of minority votes and ensure the defeat of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), party sources said.

V Naveen Yadav was declared as Congress’s official candidate on Wednesday. Yadav, a local face in the Jubilee Hills constituency, enjoys considerable clout not only among Hindus but also among the Muslims who constitute roughly 34 percent of the total voters.

Overall, there are roughly 4 lakh voters in Jubilee Hills, of whom around 1.20 lakh are Muslims, and another 22,000 belong to other