Lucknow, Sept. 23 -- Senior Samajwadi Party leader and former Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister Mohammad Azam Khan is most likely to walk out of jail on Tuesday morning after spending nearly 23 months behind bars. Currently lodged in Sitapur jail, Khan had recently secured bail from the Allahabad high court in the Quality Bar land encroachment case of Rampur.

Amid rumours of Azam Khan having differences with the SP leadership and looking towards some other political party for greener pastures ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, his release from jail is set to create a buzz in the politics of the Muslim-dominated constituencies of Rampur, Moradabad and western Uttar Pradesh. Though Khan and his son may not be able to contest ...