The All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat (AIMMM), the umbrella body of Indian Muslim organisations, held a meeting in New Delhi to consider the election results in five states, especially Uttar Pradesh. AIMMM President Dr Zafarul-Islam Khan, after the meeting, said that the AIMMM is satisfied with the results in Uttar Pradesh and congratulates the mature U.P. voters for puncturing the BJP balloon even in Ayodhya and thereby demonstrating that the voters reject communal and divisive politics.
He said U.P. results have yet again demonstrated the central position of Muslim voters in the state and that no government may be formed by ignoring them. The results are also a lesson for the Congress that mere lip service and meaningless gestures will not win it votes. It is time political parties stop taking Muslims for granted. Dr. Khan hoped that the UPA will learn its lessons and make good its promises to Muslims and other minority and backward communities so that these results are not repeated in 2014.