This story is from May 3, 2021

Asaduddin Owaisi's MIM fails to win single seat in Bengal, Tamil Nadu polls

The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has failed to repeat its Bihar and Maharashtra magic in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu.
Asaduddin Owaisi's MIM fails to win single seat in Bengal, Tamil Nadu polls
The AIMIM had contested from seven assembly segments in West Bengal and three in Tamil Nadu.
HYDERABAD: The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has failed to repeat its Bihar and Maharashtra magic in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu.
Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM party failed to win a single seat in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu assembly elections, the results of which were declared on Sunday.
The AIMIM had contested from seven assembly segments in West Bengal and three in Tamil Nadu.
The party went alone to the hustings after its attempts to form an alliance with Indian Secular Front (ISF) failed. Owaisi fielded candidates from Itahar, Jalangi, Sagardighi, Bharatpur, Malatipur, Ratua and Asansol North where Muslim voters are in majority and none of them managed to win.
In Tamil Nadu, AIMIM had joined Dhinakaran-led Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) and contested from Vaniyambadi, Krishnagiri and Sankarapuram assembly constituencies. The party failed to open its account in this state assembly too.
The AIMIM had contested from 20 seats in Bihar assembly elections held in 2020 and emerged victorious in five assembly constituencies. The party surprised everyone by winning two assembly seats even in Maharashtra where it had contested from 44 assembly segments in 2019 polls.
Asaduddin Owaisi led the campaign for the party and held public meetings in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu. Though people in huge numbers attended his public meetings, it failed to convert into a vote bank that could give it victory.
MIM leaders said they would continue to work towards solving the problems being faced by the people particularly those from the minorities, SC, ST and BC communities. Despite its loss in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, the party is preparing the ground to contest in the ensuing elections in Uttar Pradesh assembly in February/March 2022, sources said.
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