Owaisi, Chandrashekhar Azad likely to join hands, 3rd front possible for UP polls

Ahead of 2027 UP Assembly polls, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi and Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) chief Chandrashekhar Azad are likely to join hands. The leaders are expected to announce their alliance on Thursday, with the proposed front likely to contest around 150 of UP's 403 Assembly seats. If they join hands, it'll form a third front for the polls.