Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) President Chandra Shekhar Aazad on Thursday, 12 November declared that the newly formed 'Samajik Parivartan Morcha' alliance — forged with Asaduddin Owaisi's All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) — will keep its doors open to any opposition party willing to join ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. Aazad has been named the alliance's Chief Ministerial candidate and said seat-sharing details have been deliberately withheld to allow room for broader participation.

The Alliance and Its Invitation

Earlier on Thursday, the Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) and the AIMIM formally announced the Samajik Parivartan Morcha, with the alliance declaring its intent to field candidates across all 403 seats in Uttar Pradesh. Aazad said the seat-sharing arrangement has not yet been finalised precisely because the alliance wants to leave space for others. 'We have not announced the seat-sharing arrangement yet because we have kept our doors open. If they wish to join us, we will give them their due share and respect,' he said.

Samajwadi Party and Congress in Focus

Aazad's remarks are widely seen as directed at the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Indian National Congress (Congress), both of which are currently engaged in seat-sharing talks within the broader INDIA bloc for the Uttar Pradesh polls. The overture signals that the Samajik Parivartan Morcha is positioning itself as an alternative or supplementary consolidation platform for anti-incumbent forces in the state, should existing bloc negotiations stall or prove incomplete.

AIMIM Chief Owaisi Echoes the Offer

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi reinforced Aazad's stance, telling reporters that the alliance is open to parties from both inside and outside the INDIA bloc. 'Our Chief Ministerial candidate, Chandrashekhar Azad, has said that any other party wishing to join the alliance, whether it is part of the INDIA bloc or any other alliance, is welcome to do so. He has also said that he is ready to bear the losses himself. Everyone should come together so that we can stop the injustice taking place in Uttar Pradesh,' Owaisi said.

Aazad's Agenda for Uttar Pradesh

Beyond alliance-building, Aazad outlined a broad governance agenda aimed at the state's 25 crore people. He stressed women's safety, youth employment, farmers' issues, access to healthcare and quality education, and rooting out corruption in government offices — describing the payment of bribes as a 'legal hurdle' the alliance intends to dismantle. 'People are the real masters in a democracy. We will ensure that their rights and dignity are respected,' he said, framing these as firm commitments rather than electoral promises. He also pledged to practise 'issue-based politics' over 'politics of religion', adding that what has not been achieved in Uttar Pradesh 'will now be achieved.'

What This Means for UP's Opposition Landscape

The emergence of the Samajik Parivartan Morcha adds another dimension to an already fragmented opposition field in Uttar Pradesh. The SP-Congress seat-sharing under the INDIA bloc is yet to be concluded, and a parallel alliance led by Aazad — with explicit outreach to those same parties — could either pressure the bloc to accelerate its own consolidation or attract smaller parties that feel underserved within existing arrangements. With the UP polls approaching, the pace at which the Samajik Parivartan Morcha translates its open-door rhetoric into concrete alliances will be closely watched.