Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, February 16: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen MP Imtiaz Jaleel said on Friday that he is keen to contest from Mumbai in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections as it will help AIMIM expand its presence in other areas. Bank Accounts of Congress, Youth Congress Frozen Ahead of Lok Sabha Elections 2024, Claims Ajay Maken (Watch Video)

Jaleel, who won from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (earlier Aurangabad) in 2019, told news channel ABP Majha that AIMIM is often labelled as the ‘B team of BJP' but so many people (from other parties) are “now sitting on its lap”. Lok Sabha Elections 2024: National Conference to go Solo in Jammu and Kashmir, Farooq Abdullah Hints at Joining NDA After Polls (Watch Video)

“We are confident of winning in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. Then why should we not try to spread our base in other areas,” he said, expressing his wish to contest in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls from Mumbai. “I'll discuss my (Mumbai) plan with party chief Asaduddin Owaisi when we meet in Akola on February 18,” he said.

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