India, Nov. 14 -- Asaduddin Owaisi's All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) is headed to win five Seemanchal seats and emerge as the runner-up on two more assembly segments, Balrampur and Thakurganj.

AIMIM had fielded candidates in 14 of the 24 assembly segments in Seemanchal's four districts.

According to the results declared on the Election Commission of India (ECI) website at 6 pm, AIMIM has won four seats - Amour, Bahadurganj, Kochadhaman, and Jokihat - and is leading with a comfortable margin of over 21,000 votes from Baisi.

AIMIM entered Bihar's electoral politics in 2015 when it won the Kishanganj seat. In 2020, the party surprised its detractors by winning five seats.

However, the party suffered a significant setback i...