Hyderabad, Oct. 17 -- Political prisoner and former student of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Sharjeel Imam, announced on October 17 that he will withdraw from the 2025 Bihar assembly elections.

In a statement released from prison, Imam said, "We, my team and I, have decided not to contest the Bihar elections 2025. The main reason for this decision is that my bail was rejected by the Delhi High Court (2 Sep, 2025), and even though we moved to the Supreme Court immediately (9 Sep, 2025), we failed to get interim relief."

Postponed until late October, he is expected to be out on bail during the time of the election.

Previously, Imam had moved a Delhi Court seeking interim bail for two weeks to contest the elections from the Bahadurga...