# Rush Hour: Owaisi backs Aazad for UP CM post in 2027

> Owaisi and Aazad team up for 2027 UP CM race as retail inflation hits two-year high.
- Title: Rush Hour: Owaisi backs Aazad for UP CM post in 2027 · Scroll
- Summary: Owaisi and Aazad team up for 2027 UP CM race as retail inflation hits two-year high.
- Keywords: up elections, retail inflation, chandra shekhar aazad, asaduddin owaisi, 2027, united states, india, Scroll
- Source: Scroll — https://scroll.in/latest/1097043/rush-hour-owaisi-backs-aazad-for-up-cm-post-in-2027-retail-inflation-hits-two-year-high-and-more
- Author: Scroll Staff
- Published: 2026-11-12T13:12:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: up elections, retail inflation, chandra shekhar aazad, asaduddin owaisi, 2027, united states, india, news, politics
## Alliance for 2027 UP elections
Owaisi and Aazad will contest 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections together.

> As more people from the marginalised, deprived, oppressed, exploited, and downtrodden sections join, this front will become an even more formidable force
## Retail inflation hits two-year high
India's retail inflation rose to 6.09% in October from 5.5% in September.
## Food inflation surges
Food inflation increased to 8.9% from 7.7% in September.
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## Key takeaway

Owaisi and Aazad will contest 2027 Uttar Pradesh elections together, with retail inflation reaching 6.09% in October.