Asaduddin Owaisi visits Uttar Pradesh, focuses on Azamgarh

New Delhi:All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi was on a day-long visit to eastern Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, primarily focusing on Azamgarh which has a substantial Muslim population.He was accompanied by former state minister Om Prakash Rajbhar, president of Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party, during his journey from Varanasi to Azamgarh via Jaunpur.

The visit assumes importance amid efforts by Owaisi and Rajbhar to stitch an alliance of smaller parties in UP ahead of the assembly election early next year. Owaisi has become active in northern states following his party’s success in Bihar’s Seemanchar region, particularly in Muslim-dominated Kishanganj.