Archive · 7 Sep 2026
Owaisi and Beniwal Announce Third Front in Rajasthan
Asaduddin Owaisi and Hanuman Beniwal have joined forces in Rajasthan politics.
Owaisi leads the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, or AIMIM.
Beniwal leads the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party, or RLP.
They want to create another political choice besides the BJP and Congress.
Their alliance will contest the ongoing local body elections.
The leaders said it may also continue into the next Rajasthan Assembly elections.
Beniwal said Jat and Muslim communities have worked together politically before.
The two parties also plan to raise public issues and organize political movements.
Asaduddin Owaisi and Hanuman Beniwal announced an AIMIM-RLP alliance in Rajasthan.
The leaders said the partnership would extend beyond the ongoing local body elections.
Owaisi described the alliance as a third option to the BJP and Congress.
Beniwal said the partnership could unite Jat and Muslim political interests.
The alliance said it would raise public issues and organize political movements.
- Who
- AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi and Rashtriya Loktantrik Party leader Hanuman Beniwal.
- What
- They announced an alliance to build a third political alternative in Rajasthan.
- When
- The announcement was made during the ongoing local body elections, at a public meeting on Sunday night; the article is dated September 7, 2026.
- Where
- Jaipur, Rajasthan.
- Why
- They said voters need an alternative to the BJP and Congress, and that the alliance would raise public issues and pursue political movements.
- Alliance
- All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen and Rashtriya Loktantrik Party
- Announcing leaders
- Asaduddin Owaisi and Hanuman Beniwal
- Immediate context
- Rajasthan’s ongoing local body elections
- Long-term possibility
- The alliance could continue through the next Rajasthan Assembly elections
- Political goal
- Create a third option beyond the BJP and Congress
- Social groups cited
- Jat and Muslim communities
- Estimated Muslim population
- Approximately 9–10% of Rajasthan’s population
- Estimated Jat population
- Approximately 12–14% of Rajasthan’s population