Saharanpur, Nov. 12 -- Amid speculation over a possible alliance between All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi and Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) chief Chandrashekhar Azad ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, Congress MP Imran Masood said political parties were free to form alliances and that his party would decide its own course.

Speaking to ANI, Masood said, "In a democracy, everyone is free to form alliances. They can do what they want; we'll decide our own course. In politics, these things don't matter much at this stage. Everything is taken into consideration."

Meanwhile, Samajwadi Party spokesperson Ashutosh Verma said any political party could contest elections from any constituency an...