Presidential Election 2017: AIMIM may vote for UPA candidate Meira Kumar

Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) may vote for the United Progressive Alliance's candidate Meira Kumar in 17 July presidential polls, party sources said on Saturday.

Party president and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi and nine legislators of the party in Telangana and Maharashtra may cast their votes for the Congress leader.

AIMIM, a former constituent of UPA, is believed to have taken a decision after weighing all pros and cons.

AIMIM's move is significant, considering the bitter relations with the Congress ever since snapping of ties in 2012. The party had been under attack from Congress leaders for contesting elections in various states as they felt that this was leading to split of secular votes.

AIMIM's move is also seen as an affront to Telangana's ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), which has announced its support to National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Ram Nath Kovind. The party is an ally of TRS.