AIMIM to contest Bhopal civic polls

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Hyderabad: The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has decided to contest the upcoming elections to the Bhopal Municipal
Corporation which are likely to be held in February next year
The party has registered with the MP State Election Commission as the first step.Sources disclosed that AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi had
deputed party leaders including GHMC corporators to devise a strategy to conduct a survey in the Muslim-dominated areas in the Madhya
the Assembly election.The party is also exploring the possibility of contesting the next civic elections in Indore, Bhopal, Ujjain, Khandwa,
Sagar, Burhanpur, Khargone, Ratlam, Jaora, Jabalpur, Balaghat, Mandsaur and some other places
The elections to these civic bodies are also likely in February.Bhopal is divided into 85 wards and elections were held in February 2015 in
which the BJP won 55 seats.