Lucknow: This time 26 Muslims will be in the Legislative Assembly. Last time there were only 23 Muslim MLAs. Among all, 23 are from SP, 2 from RLD, and 1 from SBSP. In 2012, 68 Muslim MLAs were in the house. That was an all-time maximum number.
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This time, Mehboob Ali, Umar Ali Khan, Zahid Khan, Shazil Islam Ansari, Mohammad Faheem Siddiqui, Naseer Ahmad Khan, Nafees Ahmad, Mohd Tahir, Nahid Hasan, Mohammad Hasan, Shahid Manzoor, Zia Ur Rehman, Zia Ur Rehman, Arman Khan, Abbas Ansari, Rafiq Ansari, Suhaib, Mohd Nasir, Tasleem Ahmad, Fareed Mahfooz Kidwai, Mohammad Azam Khan, Iqbal Mehmood, Haji Irfan Solanki, Ghulam Mohammad, Mohammad Abdullah Azam Khan, Nawab Jan, and Ashraf Ali Khan won their seats.
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BJP’s effort through Apna Dal went in vain
Like last time, this time too BJP didn’t field any Muslims. In fact, this time it tried to get a Muslim MLA under the flagship of NDA through its alliance partner, Apna Dal (Soneylal), but it went in vain. Anupriya’s Apna Dal gave a ticket to the grandson of Noor Bano, Haider Ali from the Suar. All were of the view that Abdullah Azam, son of Ex-Minister Azam Khan, will not be able to contest his election in a better way. The reason behind it was that Azam was in jail this time. Shattering all if and buts Abdullah came with bright colors. Not only managed to win his seat but also put remarkable efforts into the seat of his father. In the last, this time BJP’s idea of having a Muslim MLA under the flagship of NDA failed.
