Kishanganj, Oct. 12 -- All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Bihar Chief Akhtarul Iman on Sunday announced the first list of candidates for the assembly polls, asserting that the party tried to prevent the "dispersion of secular votes" and "unite against communal forces," but big coalition parties did not "cooperate."

He said the party will contest seats across districts, including Kishanganj, Purnia, Katihar, and Araria, marking the formation of a third alliance amid limited cooperation from larger coalition parties.

Speaking to mediapersons in Kishanganj, Iman said, "AIMIM Bihar attempted to prevent the dispersion of secular votes and unite against communal forces, but larger coalition parties did not cooperate, leading to th...