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All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen (AIMIM or MIM) (English meaning: All India Council of the Union of Muslims), (Urdu: کل ہند مجلس اتحاد المسلمين‎, Kũl Hind Majlis-e-Ittehād-ul Muslimīn) is a Muslim political party in India. Hyderabad is the stronghold of the AIMIM. It has retained Hyderabad Lok Sabha parliament seat in 2009 election. The seat has been held by the AIMIM since 1984. In 2004 Lok Sabha elections AIMIM received 132,807 votes (74,6%) in the Charminar area (one of seven assembly constituencies in the Hyderabad Lok Sabha constituency). 1984–2004 the MP of AIMIM was party president Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi, but ahead of the 2004 elections Owaisi stepped down in favour of his son Barrister Asaduddin Owaisi.

In the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections of 2009 AIMIM had fielded eight candidates, out of whom seven got elected.

In the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections of 2004 AIMIM had fielded seven candidates, out of whom four got elected.

In the Hyderabad Municipality election of 2009 AIMIM won 43 seats (out of 150) in the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad.[1] In 2012, the party won 10 seats (out of 81) in the Nanded Municipal Corporation elections.[2][3]

History
The party has roots back to the days of the princely State of Hyderabad. It was founded and shaped by Nawab Mahmood Nawaz Khan Qiledar Golconda of Hyderabad State by the advice of Nawab Mir Osman Ali Khan the Nizam of Hyderabad and in the presence of Ulma-e-Mashaeqeen in 1927 as a pro-Nizam party. then it was only Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) and the first meeting was held in the house of Nawab Mahmood Nawaz Khan his house name was "Touheed Manzil" on November 12, 1927. The MIM advocated the set up of a Muslim dominion rather than integration with India. In 1938 Bahadur Yar Jung was elected President of the MIM which had a cultural and religious manifesto soon acquired political complexion and became aligned with the Muslim League in British India. He soon rose to be the supreme and unquestioned leader of the MIM and imparted a new militancy to it.

On December 26, 1943, Nawab Bahadur Yar Jung delivered an important speech in the All India Muslim League conference Lahore. In the first half of his speech he laid stress on the struggle for Pakistan. In the second half he talked about the creation of Pakistan. At the end he said,

"Muslims! Decisions made under pressure do not last for long. To-day we are not in need of a tree that blooms like a flower or in need of fruit that tastes sweet to our mouths. Instead, we are in the need of fine manure that dissolves in the soil and strengthens the roots. That will unite with the water and soil to produce beautiful flowers. That will destroy itself but will leave its scent and taste in the flowers. We are at present not in need of beautiful scenery that looks good to the eyes, but what we need are foundation stones that will bury themselves in the soil to make the building standing on them strong."[4]