Analysis | Politics takes shape in poll-bound U.P. over Kalyan Singh’s death
The Hindu
The BJP is trying to cash in on the legacy of Kalyan Singh, remembered as a Chief Minister from the backward caste under whose watch the Babri Masjid was demolished.
In election-bound Uttar Pradesh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is trying to cash in on the legacy of Kalyan Singh, remembered as a Chief Minister from the backward caste under whose watch the Mughal-era Babri Masjid was demolished on December 6, 1992. , the Lodh leader's legacy, which is a suitable blend of OBC caste and Hindutva for the BJP, has been put under focus as the party tries to consolidate its hold on the numerically dominant non-Yadav OBC bloc as well as appeal to its core Hindutva constituency. The ruling BJP has announced that, including Ayodhya, would be dedicated to Kalyan Singh; a prominent cancer hospital in Lucknow would be named after him and his statue would come up on its premises and a new medical college would be built in his name in Bulandshahr.More Related News