AIMIM to field only Imtiaz Jaleel to contest from Maharashtra in LS polls

AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has said his party would contest only the Aurangabad Lok Sabha constituency in Maharashtra and no other seat. "AIMIM has decided that it will be only contesting ONLY the Aurangabad parliamentary constituency in Maharashtra & will not be contesting Mumbai or any other seat," Owaisi tweeted.

The party on Tuesday announced the candidature of Imtiaz Jaleel from Aurangabad. It is contesting Lok Sabha elections outside Telangana and Andhra Pradesh for the first time. The All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen has fielded its Bihar unit chief Akthter ul Imam from Kishanganj in the state in Lok Sabha polls. Owaisi is seeking re-election from Hyderabad.