Hyderabad, June 12 -- The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) will most likely not contest the upcoming Jubilee Hills by-election to support the ruling Congress as part of its unofficial alliance both sides currently are maintaining. The AIMIM had supported the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), which one the seat, in the 2023 December Assembly polls by putting up a candidate who drew a chunk of Muslim votes, which would have otherwise gone to the Congress.

The by-poll will be necessitated due to the death of BRS MLA Maganti Gopinath, who passed away due to a cardiac arrest. The Gopinath secured 80,549 votes, while Congress candidate and former Indian cricket team captain Mohd Azharuddin came second with 64,212 votes. Bharatiya Jan...