New Alliance: Owaisi and Chandrashekhar Announce Samajik Parivartan Morcha in UP

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi and Azad Samaj Party president Chandrashekhar Azad have officially announced their alliance in Uttar Pradesh under the name Samajik Parivartan Morcha (SPM). In a major announcement, Owaisi declared Chandrashekhar Azad as the alliance's Chief Ministerial candidate. Both leaders claimed that the new political front would work to prevent the BJP from returning to power in Uttar Pradesh for a third consecutive term. Chandrashekhar described the formation not simply as a third front but as the Samajik Parivartan Morcha, expressing confidence that it would emerge as a strong political force in the state. He also alleged that parties which had promised to bring his political movement into the mainstream had betrayed them. The alliance has announced its intention to contest all 403 Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh. Owaisi has previously contested elections in the state in 2017 and 2022, with his vote count increasing in the latter election compared with 2017. Chandrashekhar, who represents Nagina in Parliament, is seeking to consolidate Dalit support through the new alliance.