Owaisi names Chandrashekhar Azad as Uttar Pradesh CM face of Samajik Parivartan Morcha

Published 12 Nov 2026, 14:42 IST

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In a joint press conference with the AIMIM chief, Mr. Azad said, “If SP, Congress or any other party wants to join us to stop BJP from coming to power, we are open to it”

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First reported by ABP Live at 06:06 UTC on 11 Nov.

Coverage ran into a second day.

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ANI ANI Media
Deccan Herald The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd.
India Today Living Media India
The Siasat Daily Siasat Daily
Mathrubhumi English Mathrubhumi Printing & Publishing Co.
Orissa Post Eastern Media Ltd (Sambad Group)
NDTV Adani Group (AMG Media)
The New Indian Express Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd.
ABP Live ABP Group
The Economic Times Bennett, Coleman & Co.
The Federal New Generation Media Corporation Pvt. Ltd.
The Tribune The Tribune Trust
Deccan Chronicle Deccan Chronicle Holdings
Hindustan Times HT Media
The Times of India Bennett, Coleman & Co.
Greater Kashmir GK Communications Pvt. Ltd.
Kashmir Life Kashmir Life
The Hans India
Livemint HT Media Ltd.

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Owaisi names Chandrashekhar Azad as Uttar Pradesh CM face of Samajik Parivartan Morcha

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