November 11, 2021
2 mins read

BSP to focus on loyalty factor in candidate selection

The BSP has been most vulnerable to splits with its MLAs marching out of the party in every political crisis…reports Asian Lite News.

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Chief Mayawati has started detailed profiling of Assembly constituencies to select winnable candidates for Uttar Pradesh polls, due early next year.

While the Samajwadi Party (SP) has already positioned itself as the main challenger to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the latter is nibbling away at BSP’s Dalit-MBC vote base.

Moreover, the BSP has lost a majority of its legislators to SP and a chunk of leaders have been expelled for unknown reasons by the party chief.

Mayawati is now working to look for candidates who can win the elections and, more importantly, remain loyal to the party.

“The party will focus on the loyalty factor because our legislators should not be vulnerable, in case the Assembly results throw up a hung Assembly. Mayawati is checking and rechecking the credentials of candidates before finalising their names,” said a senior party functionary.

The BSP has been most vulnerable to splits with its MLAs marching out of the party in every political crisis.

Mayawati has also asked party leaders to strengthen the party’s organisational structure to counter the well-oiled machinery of BJP, which is backed by cadres of its ideological mentor RSS and its Hindutva arm, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP).

The aggressive entry of Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has only added to the concerns of the BSP.

Mayawati, sources said, wants to mobilise cadres that can help improve the party’s vote percentage that has been on a decline since 2012 Assembly elections.

The party has put issues like farmers’ stir against new farm laws, unemployment and poor law and order high on its agenda.

Mayawati has already whipped out a Brahmin card to replay her social engineering formula that propelled her to power with absolute majority for the first time in 2007 Assembly elections.

Mayawati also seeks to play ‘soft Hindutva’ to woo the upper caste, which has traditionally been voting in favour of the BJP.

She had set the idea rolling with MP and party’s Brahmin face S.C. Mishra addressing ‘Prabuddh Varg Sammelans’ across the state to woo the upper caste.

The move, party sources said, may essentially help in 80 reserved seats, where BSP has not been performing well in the past.

ALSO READ-India-US defence expo focuses on space, AI 

Previous Story

India honours ex-Pakistan para brigade member for liberating B’desh

Next Story

Congress to take out 403 yatras in UP

Latest from -Top News

Multi-alignment, upgraded

With US ties strained and China tense, New Delhi taps Europe’s harder edge for co-development, clean tech and strategic autonomy, writes Manoj Menon India is recalibrating its great-power hedging as frictions with

India-EU Trade Deal Breakthrough Soon?

Negotiators report increased momentum in discussions, which have been given a boost from US President Donald Trump’s tariff offensive…reports Asian Lite News India and the European Union aim to finalise a trade

Europe Seeks Peace in Gaza

European countries condemn Israeli interception of Gaza-bound flotilla, demand safety of citizens…reports Asian Lite News Israel’s interception of an international flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza has sparked condemnation across Europe, with

GAZA: Egypt to Host Peace Talks

Egypt hopes the discussions will help “end the war and the suffering of the brotherly Palestinian people, which has continued for two consecutive years…reports Asian Lite News Egypt will host Israeli and

‘My Injuries Made Me’

During his four-year battle with injury, the incumbent fast bowling spearhead made occasional appearances but couldn’t bear the workload and demands of red-ball cricket….reports Asian Lite News England tearaway Jofra Archer believes
Go toTop