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AIMIM Chief and MP Asaduddin Owaisi | (Photo: PTI)
AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has said that ‘secular’ parties used to blame him for causing a split in anti-BJP votes in elections, but how did Congress lose in Haryana though the AIMIM did not field candidates?
In a veiled reference to Congress, he said the “old party” has to take everyone along to defeat the BJP.
“How did they (BJP) win (Haryana)? I was not there. Otherwise, they would have said ‘B Team’… They lost there. Now, you tell me, they lost because of whom?,” he said, addressing a public meeting at Vikarabad in Telangana on Friday night.
“I would like to tell the old party. Understand what I am saying. You have to take everyone along to defeat Modi. You will not be able to do anything alone,” he said.
The BJP clinched a stunning hat-trick win in Haryana, overcoming anti-incumbency and dashing Congress’ hopes of a comeback. The saffron party won 48 of the 90 assembly seats in Haryana, well above the simple majority mark of 46.
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First Published: Oct 12 2024 | 11:06 AM IST
