Asaduddin Owaisiâs AIMIM not to contest Karnataka Assembly Elections, suggest reports Asaduddin Owaisiâs AIMIM not to contest Karnataka Assembly Elections, suggest reports The Report Comes Days After The Party Had Announced That It Will Contest In The Karnataka Polls. News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Aishwarya A | Updated on: 15 Apr 2018, 06:33:35 PM New Delhi: Asaduddin Owaisi’s party All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has decided to not contest the upcoming Karnataka Assembly Elections 2018 reportedly. The report comes days after the party had announced that it will contest in the Karnataka polls. As per reports, the party feels that its participation could hamper the vote bank of the ‘secular parties’ contesting the elections and can give a negative effect to the votes of the contesting parties.