Former AIMIM leader Asim Waqar addressed the media at the AICC headquarters in New Delhi on 2 September 2026 after formally joining the Indian National Congress, flanked by AICC UP in-charge Rajendra Pal Gautam and UP Congress President Ajay Rai.
Asim Waqar addressed reporters alongside Congress MP and AICC Minority Department Chairman Imran Pratapgarhi, UP Congress President Ajay Rai, and AICC UP in-charge Rajendra Pal Gautam at the party's headquarters in New Delhi on 2 September 2026.
Senior Congress figures — AICC UP in-charge Rajendra Pal Gautam, UP Congress President Ajay Rai, and AICC Minority Department Chairman Imran Pratapgarhi — were present at the AICC headquarters in New Delhi to welcome former AIMIM leader Asim Waqar on 2 September 2026.
AICC in-charge for Uttar Pradesh Rajendra Pal Gautam presided over the induction programme at the AICC headquarters in New Delhi on 2 September 2026, marking former AIMIM leader Asim Waqar's entry into the Indian National Congress.
Asim Waqar was seen alongside Congress MP and AICC Minority Department Chairman Imran Pratapgarhi as he formally enrolled in the Indian National Congress at the party's AICC headquarters in New Delhi on 2 September 2026.
Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi, who chairs the party's AICC Minority Department, stood with Asim Waqar during the formal joining ceremony at the AICC headquarters, New Delhi, on 2 September 2026.
Asim Waqar spoke to reporters at the AICC headquarters in New Delhi on 2 September 2026, with AICC UP in-charge Rajendra Pal Gautam and Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi by his side following his switch from AIMIM to Congress.
UP Congress President Ajay Rai, AICC UP in-charge Rajendra Pal Gautam, and AICC Minority Department Chairman Imran Pratapgarhi jointly presided over former AIMIM leader Asim Waqar's induction into Congress at New Delhi on 2 September 2026.
At a press interaction following his formal induction, Asim Waqar addressed journalists at the AICC headquarters in New Delhi on 2 September 2026, with Rajendra Pal Gautam and Imran Pratapgarhi in attendance.
AICC UP in-charge Rajendra Pal Gautam and Minority Department Chairman Imran Pratapgarhi rallied around former AIMIM leader Asim Waqar as he addressed reporters at the AICC headquarters, New Delhi, on 2 September 2026.
Three senior Congress leaders — Rajendra Pal Gautam, Ajay Rai, and Imran Pratapgarhi — backed former AIMIM leader Asim Waqar's entry into the party at the AICC headquarters, New Delhi, on 2 September 2026.
Asim Waqar fielded questions from the press at the AICC headquarters in New Delhi on 2 September 2026, hours after leaving the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) to join the Indian National Congress.
Following his formal enrolment in the Indian National Congress, Asim Waqar held a media briefing at the AICC headquarters, New Delhi, on 2 September 2026, with Rajendra Pal Gautam and Imran Pratapgarhi present.
UP Congress President Ajay Rai, AICC UP in-charge Rajendra Pal Gautam, and Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi witnessed former AIMIM leader Asim Waqar address the media at the AICC headquarters, New Delhi, on 2 September 2026.
AICC in-charge for Uttar Pradesh Rajendra Pal Gautam formally inducted former AIMIM leader Asim Waqar into the Indian National Congress at the party's AICC headquarters in New Delhi on 2 September 2026.
Asim Waqar, UP Congress President Ajay Rai, and AICC Minority Department Chairman Imran Pratapgarhi addressed the press together at the AICC headquarters, New Delhi, following Waqar's formal Congress membership on 2 September 2026.
In a notable political shift, former All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Asim Waqar defected to the Indian National Congress at the AICC headquarters, New Delhi, on 2 September 2026, with three senior party leaders present.
Asim Waqar spoke publicly for the first time after quitting the AIMIM, addressing reporters at the AICC headquarters, New Delhi, on 2 September 2026, in the company of Ajay Rai, Rajendra Pal Gautam, and Imran Pratapgarhi.
The Indian National Congress expanded its outreach in Uttar Pradesh by inducting former AIMIM leader Asim Waqar at the AICC headquarters, New Delhi, on 2 September 2026, with UP Congress President Ajay Rai and other leaders in attendance.
Asim Waqar made his Congress debut at the AICC headquarters, New Delhi, on 2 September 2026, with Rajendra Pal Gautam, Ajay Rai, and Imran Pratapgarhi marking the occasion — signalling the party's intent to consolidate its base in Uttar Pradesh.