New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- Activist Sharjeel Imam has announced that he and his team have decided not to contest the upcoming Bihar Assembly Elections 2025, attributing the decision to the rejection of his bail plea by the Delhi High Court on September 2 and the subsequent failure to obtain interim relief from the Supreme Court despite moving it on September 9.

Imam said the matter has now been postponed to late October, which leaves him unable to campaign or connect freely with his constituency.

The announcement comes just two days after Imam withdrew his plea before a Karkardooma court seeking interim bail to contest the elections. His counsel, Advocate Ahmad Ibrahim, informed the court that a regular bail plea is already pending before th...