Lucknow, Nov. 12 -- AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday said the newly formed 'Samajik Parivartan Morcha', an alliance between the AIMIM and Azad Samaj Party-Kanshiram, would emerge as a strong political alternative in Uttar Pradesh ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections, naming Chandrashekhar Azad as its Chief Ministerial candidate.

Owaisi said the alliance would focus on addressing issues concerning education, unemployment, healthcare and farmers, alleging that successive political formations had failed to stop the BJP in the state.

"The AIMIM and the Azad Samaj Party (Kanshiram) have come together. Under this front, we have declared Mr Chandrashekhar Azad as our Chief Ministerial candidate. Our goal is to address the issues plagui...