Lucknow, Nov. 12 -- Setting the stage for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi and Azad Samaj Party-Kanshiram president Chandrashekhar Azad on Thursday announced the formation of 'Samajik Parivartan Morcha', with Owaisi naming Azad as the alliance's Chief Ministerial candidate and asserting that the front would stop the BJP from returning to power in the state for a third time.

Addressing a joint press conference in Lucknow alongside Azad Samaj Party-Kanshiram president and MP Chandrashekhar Azad, Owaisi said the alliance would focus on bringing social change and addressing issues concerning marginalised communities, unemployment and farmers.

"We have decided to form 'Samajik Parivartan Morcha'. I can ...