Why UP politics looks more Brahmin-centric for 2022 elections

Political parties pay more attention to the Brahmins in Uttar Pradesh, who make up for a significant size of the electorate, for the 2022 elections.

On July 23, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati kicked off ‘Brahmin Sammelan’ from Ayodhya. Though the event was later renamed as ‘Seminar in honour of the enlightened class’, it is clearly being seen as the BSP’s attempt to woo the Brahmin voters of the state. Mayawati’s new game plan is no coincidence. In 2007, the party won a majority on its own by winning 206 out of the 403 seats. At that time, BSP’s candidates list was announced months before the elections, containing a mix of OBC, Dalit, Brahmin and Muslim faces.