Scattering of Dalit-Muslim votes in UP

Shibli Rampuri

In Uttar Pradesh, the wish of the Congress Party that the Bahujan Samaj Party should also come into alliance with the Congress and the Samajwadi Party remained unfulfilled. Although the President of the Samajwadi Party, Akhilesh Yadav was not ready to take the BSP along, but later some such political News also came out which seemed as if Akhilesh Yadav is also ready for an alliance with BSP, but despite all the efforts, Congress could not form an alliance with Bahujan Samaj Party and now Bahujan Samaj Party is going to try its luck in the Lok Sabha elections on its own. .
In such a situation, it would not be wrong at all to say that if Bahujan Samaj Party fields its candidates alone in the Lok Sabha elections of Uttar Pradesh, then there will definitely be a split in Dalit and Muslim votes. The main reason for this is that Bahujan Samaj Party is also responsible for the political strategy on which Congress and Samajwadi Party will field their candidates in the election field with the help of alliance. While the Samajwadi Party will try to sail the political boat with the help of Yadavs and Muslims, the Congress Party has also started trying to take Muslims along with it and the Bahujan Samaj Party will also try to sail its political boat with the help of Dalits and Muslims or rather, its It will once again enter the electoral fray by deciding on the direction to strengthen the lost support base. Since the Samajwadi Party did not send any Muslim to the Rajya Sabha, there is more or less resentment in the Muslim community, while the Congress Party is in a very weak position in Uttar Pradesh, on the other hand, the Bahujan Samaj Party is politically sensitive towards the BJP. But a soft attitude has been adopted, so in such a situation, there is confusion in itself as to where the inclination of the Muslim society lies. Owaisi is also coming to Uttar Pradesh to make a dent in the Muslim votes and let us tell you that during the assembly elections 2022, many candidates of Samajwadi Party had to face a crushing defeat due to the entry of Owaisi’s candidates in the election field. And in the civic elections also, such a situation was seen in some seats. Talking about Dalit votes, apart from Mayawati, Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar, who is with the Samajwadi Party, will also make every effort to make a dent in the Dalit votes. On one hand, there is an alliance of Samajwadi Party and Congress to get Dalit Muslim votes in UP, while on the other hand, Mayawati’s strategy will be to contest the elections on her own. Only the election results will prove where the inclination of Muslims lies and where the inclination of Dalits lies in Uttar Pradesh. It is hoped that the message of the results of the Lok Sabha elections will reach the upcoming assembly elections of Uttar Pradesh.