India, July 14 -- All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) President Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday said his party would not join the INDIA bloc for the upcoming assembly elections in Bihar.

Owaisi has said that his party will be contesting the Bihar assembly polls while focusing on the Seemanchal region, where the AIMIM has a presence, news agency PTI reported.

AIMIM had won 5 seats in Bihar in the 2020 elections, giving a dent to the opposition alliance. However, four of its five MLAs later defected to the RJD.

Owaisi's remark comes after his party AIMIM sent a proposal to join the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan, but did not receive an enthusiastic response. Owaisi cited past experiences and the allegations against his party as the reason...