Owaisi’s party eyes kingmaker’s role in Bihar

Hyderabad, Nov 10 : The All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM), which has bagged five seats in Bihar Assembly elections, is eyeing the role of a kingmaker as the trends Tuesday night shows that the state is heading for a cliff-hanger.
In the event of the Rashtriya Janata Dal-led Mahagathbandhan (MGB) falling few seats short of majority, Asaduddin Owaisi’s party is likely to extend the crucial support.
The Hyderabad-headquartered party dropped hints that it may extend conditional support to ensure that justice is to Seemanchal, the region where it won the seats.
“Seemanchal is the most backward region of not just in Bihar but in the entire country. Successive governments have done injustice to the region for 60 years,” Owaisi said.
He, however, made it clear that a final decision will be taken by the party after consultation with its Bihar unit chief Akhtarul Imaan and the newly-elected MLAs.
“Let all the results come. A clear picture is yet to emerge. We will be able to respond when final tally is before us,” the MP from Hyderabad said when asked whether his party would extend the support to the MGB.