Topic: Seemanchal
Bihar: AIMIM wins five seats in Seemanchal as Owaisi calls on INDIA alliance to “introspect”
The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) emerged as a significant electoral force in the Seemanchal region in the Bihar Assembly Elections 2025, winning five seats, retaining all the constituencies it had secured in 2020, and narrowly missing a sixth in Balrampur by just 389 votes.
“The kite still flies in Seemanchal”: ‘BJP’s B-team’ charge on AIMIM falls flat in Bihar
From Kishanganj to Araria, voters say they’re tired of being told which choice is “safe.” As the Congress and RJD accuse AIMIM of splitting Muslim votes, Seemanchal’s residents are choosing dignity over directives.
“They calls us B-team because we speak truth”: In conversation with AIMIM Bihar president Akhtarul Iman
Speaking to Maktoob Hindi editor Mohammad Qasim, Bihar AIMIM president and MLA Akhtarul Iman says his party’s fight in Bihar is rooted in Seemanchal’s pain and neglect — not in the politics of division.
Migration, caste reshaping Seemanchal’s politics
Jiyaul Haque & Asrarul Haque Jeelani
As Bihar prepares for the assembly election, the state's northeastern region, Seemanchal, with its highly concentrated Muslim population,...
“Where will Seemanchal’s poor go?”: Owaisi slams both NDA, INDIA alliances for decades of neglect
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on both the ruling NDA and the opposition INDIA bloc, accusing them of decades-long neglect of Bihar’s Seemanchal region.
“They fear educated Muslims”: How governments betrayed the promise of AMU Kishanganj
On the long list of neglect in Bihar’s Seemanchal region, a striking example stands out, the Aligarh Muslim University off-campus in Kishanganj. More than a decade since its foundation stone was laid, the campus remains unfinished, functioning out of a temporary setup with only one operational course.
