Asaduddin Owaisi, the chief of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM), commented on the recent assembly election results in West Bengal, where the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) achieved a historic victory by winning 206 seats, thereby securing a two-thirds majority and ending the Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s 15-year rule. Owaisi expressed gratitude to voters who supported AIMIM, despite the party's candidates losing in the elections. He emphasized the need to respect the voters' decision, asserting that the BJP's rise cannot be halted by so-called secular parties. Owaisi also criticized various political parties, including the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Shiv Sena (UBT), for attempting to adopt soft Hindutva strategies, urging Muslims to pursue independent political leadership.