Hyderabad, June 30 -- After Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief Om Prakash Rajbhar's snub, All India Majilis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM,) like in West Bengal, may once again have to contest the upcoming Uttar Pradesh (UP) state elections on its own. However, the Hyderabad-based party might put up candidates in about 50 seats, if not 100, in the polls.

Analysts believe that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in UP is wooing back people like Rajbhar, who left the saffron party's NDA bloc, to ensure its victory in the coming state polls. In the 2017 UP elections, the AIMIM contested 38 seats, but could not win a single seat and managed to secure only a 0.2 percent of the vote share.

Earlier, All India Majilis-e-Ittehadul Musl...