Patna, July 4 -- Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor on Friday dismissed All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM )'s push to join the opposition alliance in Bihar, saying Asaduddin Owaisi's party holds no importance in the state. His remarks came after AIMIM's Bihar unit wrote to RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, requesting to be included in the Mahagathbandhan, which is part of the larger INDIA bloc.

Kishor said it was up to the INDIA alliance to decide on Owaisi's entry, but made it clear that AIMIM has no political impact in Bihar.

"The kind of politics Owaisi has been doing for many years, the places where he contests elections, the entire country knows where and how he contests elections. Now, if he wants to join the INDIA alliance...