Former All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Syed Asim Waqar formally joined the Indian National Congress at the AICC headquarters in New Delhi on 2 September 2026, in the presence of senior party leaders.
AICC in-charge for Uttar Pradesh Rajendra Pal Gautam and Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Rai were present at the AICC headquarters in New Delhi when former AIMIM leader Asim Waqar addressed the media on 2 September 2026.
Congress MP and AICC Minority Department Chairman Imran Pratapgarhi joined Rajendra Pal Gautam and Ajay Rai to welcome former AIMIM leader Asim Waqar into the party at AICC headquarters, New Delhi, on 2 September 2026.
After formally switching to the Indian National Congress, former AIMIM leader Asim Waqar addressed reporters at the AICC headquarters in New Delhi on 2 September 2026, flanked by Rajendra Pal Gautam, Ajay Rai, and Imran Pratapgarhi.
AICC in-charge for Uttar Pradesh Rajendra Pal Gautam presided over the induction programme for former AIMIM leader Asim Waqar at the AICC headquarters in New Delhi on 2 September 2026.
Former AIMIM leader Asim Waqar was seen alongside Congress MP and AICC Minority Department Chairman Imran Pratapgarhi as he officially joined the Indian National Congress at AICC headquarters, New Delhi, on 2 September 2026.
Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi, who chairs the AICC Minority Department, stood alongside former AIMIM leader Asim Waqar during the formal party-joining ceremony at AICC headquarters, New Delhi, on 2 September 2026.
Newly inducted Congress member Asim Waqar spoke to the press at the AICC headquarters in New Delhi on 2 September 2026, with Rajendra Pal Gautam and Imran Pratapgarhi standing by as senior party representatives.
Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Rai, AICC in-charge Rajendra Pal Gautam, and MP Imran Pratapgarhi collectively backed former AIMIM leader Asim Waqar's entry into the Congress at AICC headquarters, New Delhi, on 2 September 2026.
Having left the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, Asim Waqar addressed journalists at the AICC headquarters in New Delhi on 2 September 2026, with Rajendra Pal Gautam and Imran Pratapgarhi alongside him.
In a notable political realignment, former AIMIM leader Asim Waqar crossed over to the Indian National Congress on 2 September 2026, addressing the media at the AICC headquarters in New Delhi with Rajendra Pal Gautam and Imran Pratapgarhi present.
The Indian National Congress welcomed former AIMIM leader Asim Waqar in the presence of Uttar Pradesh party leadership — Rajendra Pal Gautam, Ajay Rai, and Imran Pratapgarhi — at the AICC headquarters, New Delhi, on 2 September 2026.
The induction of former AIMIM leader Asim Waqar into the Indian National Congress — overseen by AICC Minority Department Chairman Imran Pratapgarhi — is seen as part of the party's broader minority outreach effort, according to the event at AICC headquarters, New Delhi, on 2 September 2026.
Rajendra Pal Gautam, AICC in-charge for Uttar Pradesh, and Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi anchored the formal welcome for former AIMIM leader Asim Waqar at the AICC headquarters in New Delhi on 2 September 2026.
Three senior Uttar Pradesh-linked Congress leaders — Rajendra Pal Gautam, Ajay Rai, and Imran Pratapgarhi — jointly presided over former AIMIM leader Asim Waqar's induction at the AICC headquarters, New Delhi, on 2 September 2026.
AICC in-charge for Uttar Pradesh Rajendra Pal Gautam formally received former AIMIM leader Asim Waqar into the Indian National Congress at the AICC headquarters, New Delhi, on 2 September 2026.
Media gathered at the AICC headquarters in New Delhi on 2 September 2026 as former AIMIM leader Asim Waqar made his debut as a Congress member, speaking publicly alongside Rajendra Pal Gautam, Ajay Rai, and Imran Pratapgarhi.
The AICC headquarters in New Delhi hosted the formal party-switch event on 2 September 2026, where former AIMIM leader Asim Waqar joined the Indian National Congress before senior leaders Gautam, Ajay Rai, and Pratapgarhi.
Syed Asim Waqar, formerly a leader within the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), moved to the Congress platform on 2 September 2026, speaking at the AICC headquarters in New Delhi with the party's Uttar Pradesh leadership present.
The Indian National Congress reportedly strengthened its Uttar Pradesh minority connect with the induction of former AIMIM leader Asim Waqar, formalised on 2 September 2026 at the AICC headquarters, New Delhi, under the watch of Ajay Rai and Imran Pratapgarhi.
The Congress induction of former AIMIM leader Asim Waqar on 2 September 2026 brought together Rajendra Pal Gautam (AICC UP in-charge), Ajay Rai (UP Congress President), and Imran Pratapgarhi (AICC Minority Department Chairman) at the AICC headquarters, New Delhi.