Ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, the alliance between Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM and Chandrashekhar Azad's Azad Samaj Party has invited parties in the INDIA bloc to join forces against the BJP. The outreach signals an attempt to bring opposition parties together ahead of the crucial state elections. The alliance has called for broader political coordination, even as questions remain over seat-sharing and the contours of a possible opposition front in Uttar Pradesh.