Rajya Sabha polls: AIMIM MLAs to vote for Congress candidate Imran Pratapgarhi in Maharashtra

AIMIM MP from Aurangabad, Imtiaz Jaleel, tweeted the party's decision hours before the polling saying "To defeat BJP, our party AIMIM has decided to vote for Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in the Rajya Sabha elections in Maharashtra."  

Mumbai: In a bid to defeat Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate in the Rajya Sabha elections from Maharashtra, the All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has decided to vote for Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) candidate as there are seven candidates in the fray for six seats. The AIMIM has two members in the 288-member Maharashtra Assembly.

AIMIM's Maharashtra unit president and MP from Aurangabad, Imtiaz Jaleel, tweeted the party's decision hours before the polling saying "To defeat BJP, our party AIMIM has decided to vote for Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in the Rajya Sabha elections in Maharashtra. Our 2 AIMIM Maharashtra MLAs have been asked to vote for the Congress candidate Imran Pratapgarhi."

To defeat BJP, our party AIMIM has decided to vote for Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in the Rajya Sabha elections in Maharashtra. Our 2 AIMIM Maharashtra MLAs have been asked to vote for the Congress candidate Imran Pratapgarhi: Imtiaz Jaleel, AIMIM Maharashtra president pic.twitter.com/avKeuj88dG

— ANI (@ANI) June 10, 2022

A few days ago, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has claimed that no one from the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in Maharashtra contacted them for support in the upcoming elections to six Rajya Sabha seats from the state. "If they want our support, they should contact us," Owaisi had told reporters in Nanded.