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‘INDIA bloc should explain failure to stop NDA in Bihar’

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November 15, 2025

he INDIA bloc should introspect and explain the reasons behind its failure to stop the National Democratic Alliance in Bihar, All India Majlis-e-Itte-hadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi said, after his party won five out of 28 seats it contested in the assembly elections, results for which were declared on Friday.

‘INDIA bloc should explain failure to stop NDA in Bihar’

The wins, all in the Seemanchal region of Bihar, mean that the AIMIM will account for nearly half the number of Muslim legislators in the new assembly. In an interview to Saubhadra Chatterji, Owaisi said his party would respect the voters’ mandate in favour of the NDA, and would play a role of “constructive cooperation”.

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