NEW DELHI: The Asaduddin Owaisi-led All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has unveiled its first list of 25 candidates for the upcoming Bihar assembly elections, a slate that includes two non-Muslim names. While AIMIM is primarily perceived as a Muslim-centric party, it has previously nominated Dalit, OBC, and Hindu candidates in Telangana, Maharashtra, and Uttar Pradesh, a trend it now extends to Bihar. AIMIM's decision to field two non-Muslim candidates - Rana Ranjit Singh from Dhaka and Manoj Kumar Das from Sikandra - underscores Owaisi's long-term strategy to reposition the party as a social justice-oriented, multi-community platform not confined to Muslim-majority constituencies. Owaisi’s party had vowed to contest 100 seats in the Bihar polls after being spurned

See Full Page