Swami Prasad Maurya’s exit has mild impact in his BJP MP daughter’s constituency
The Hindu
In Badaun in west Uttar Pradesh, BJP MP Sanghamitra Maurya is weighing her options after her father Swami Prasad Maurya's exit from the party. People from OBC and Dalit communities are, meanwhile caught between religious appeals and material concerns.
In less than 24 hours, two senior Ministers, both hailing from the OBC community, have quit the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government.
Both, and , have accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the State of neglecting the Dalits, farmers, youth and people from the backward sections. Five MLAs have also followed suit.
Mr. Maurya’s daughter, Sanghmitra Maurya, is BJP MP from Budaun in western Uttar Pradesh, a Lok Sabha constituency with sizeable OBC population across its five Assembly seats. While she has not yet revealed if she will follow her father or stay put in the saffron party, voters in Badaun have their own issues and political preferences and say Mr. Maurya’s resignation does not change that. She could not be reached for a comment.