LUCKNOW, Nov. 12 -- The All India Majlis e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) and the Azad Samaj Party (ASP) are set to join hands for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, with experts predicting that an alliance of the two relatively smaller players may dent the Samajwadi Party's (SP) minority vote bank, thereby benefiting the BJP. The formal announcement, including the seat-sharing between the two parties, is likely to be made at a joint press conference in Lucknow on Thursday, said AIMIM spokesperson Shadab Chauhan. "There will be a joint press conference by Owaisi and Azad in Lucknow on November 12, where an announcement will be made about our alliance for 2027 UP assembly polls," Chauhan said, further indicating that more smaller partie...