From BJP to SP, eyes are on Dalit votes in UP, what’s the plan to please them?

The political chessboard for the meeting elections to be held in Uttar Pradesh after two years has already began. From BJP to SP and Congress, everybody from BJP to SP and Congress is making an attempt to nook the Dalit votes as BSP continues to weaken within the politics of the state and Mayawati slips uncontrolled. Mayawati has tried many experiments to regain her misplaced base, however it isn’t profitable. After being elected MP from Nagina Lok Sabha seat, Chandrashekhar Azad emerged as the brand new face of Dalit politics in Western UP and is presenting himself as a substitute for BSP.

Today, within the politics of UP, the entire conspiracy is being created just for Dalit votes. Whereas BJP is making an attempt to present particular consideration to Dalits in its group, there’s a robust dialogue about handing over the reins of the state president to somebody from the Dalit group. From Congress to SP, efforts are being made to win the hearts of the Dalit group within the identify of the Structure and Dr. Ambedkar. On this manner, all of the events have set their sights on the Dalit vote financial institution, whereas the BSP is now being pressured to take to the streets. In such a state of affairs, now it must be seen who can win the belief of the Dalit group?

Dalit inhabitants and politics in UP

After OBC class, Dalit group has the second largest share in Uttar Pradesh. The Dalit inhabitants within the state is round 22 %. This Dalit vote financial institution is split between Jatav and non-Jatav. Of the entire Dalit group at 22 per cent, the biggest quantity is 12 per cent Jatavs and 10 per cent are non-Jatav Dalits. There are a complete of 66 sub-castes in Uttar Pradesh, out of which 55 are such sub-castes, whose numerical energy just isn’t a lot. This consists of castes like Musahar, Basor, Sapera and Rangrez.

Aside from Jatav, which is 56 % of the entire Dalit inhabitants, the variety of different sub-castes of Dalits is round 46 %. Pasi is 16 %, Dhobi, Kori and Valmiki are 15 % and Gond, Dhanuk and Khatik are about 5 %. BSP chief Mayawati and Bhim Military chief Chandrashekhar come from the Jatav group.

Dalit politics within the politics of Uttar Pradesh has all the time been restricted to the Jatav group solely. Throughout the tenure of BSP chief Mayawati, the political affect of Jatav group elevated and non-Jatav Dalit castes additionally began trying outdoors BSP for his or her political ambitions. Because the 2012 elections, opposition political events of assorted castes together with Gaur-Jatav Dalits together with Balmiki, Khatik, Pasi, Dhobi, Kori are busy in mobilizing themselves of their respective camps. Now because of the weakening of BSP, everybody’s consideration can also be on the Jatav group.

Dalit politics of Akhilesh Yadav

Since 2019, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav has been making an attempt to win Dalit votes on his personal as an alternative of utilizing the crutch of any social gathering’s alliance. He introduced many Dalit leaders of BSP with him, resulting from which he received success in 2022 and 2024. Now SP has began ‘PDA dialogue’, below which the goal is to win the belief of Dalit votes. Underneath this marketing campaign, SP has a method to succeed in out to Dalits in all of the meeting constituencies. SP is making an attempt to maneuver ahead with the legacy of Dr. Ambedkar by way of its marketing campaign, by way of which it’s accusing BJP of insulting the creator of the Structure.

SP has began the PDA dialogue marketing campaign from 26 December 2024, which was to run until 25 January 2025. Nevertheless, resulting from chilly it has been stopped for now, however a plan has been made to start out once more from January 27. SP has managed to win 37 seats within the 2024 Lok Sabha elections on the PDA method, however the Dalit vote has slipped once more within the by-elections. That’s the reason SP began the PDA dialogue marketing campaign, below which they are going to name for propagating Ambedkar’s concepts and saving the Structure. All of the social gathering leaders will take part on this marketing campaign of SP on the native degree.

SP had began the PDA dialogue program from Hardoi. After this, conferences have been held in lots of meeting seats of greater than 16 districts together with Agra, Kushinagar, Bulandshahr, Kasganj, Etawah, Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Kanpur, Badaun, Deoria, Etah, Shahjahanpur, Mau, Pratapgarh and Aligarh. Within the remaining districts of UP, SP will begin once more from January 27. SP MLA Ataur Rahman mentioned that BJP has all the time been anti-Dalit and has been insulting Ambedkar, and SP goes to observe the Structure and Ambedkar’s concepts. It’s by way of the Structure that the poor, Dalits and backward courses have gotten their rights, for which they’re combating to make the society conscious and protect the Structure.

Congress’s give attention to Dalit votes

Congress’s whole focus is on Dalit votes. On the problem of Amit Shah’s touch upon Dr. Ambedkar, Congress leaders had opened a entrance towards BJP and Modi authorities from Parliament to the streets. Congress is beginning a marketing campaign named Jai Bhim, Jai Bapu and Jai Structure throughout the nation from Friday. Congress was earlier supposed to start out it from December 27, however couldn’t begin it because of the loss of life of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Congress is now ranging from January 3, which is able to finish on January 26 in Mhow, Madhya Pradesh, the birthplace of Ambedkar. On this manner, Congress needs to hold the ideology of Gandhi and Ambedkar by way of this marketing campaign throughout the nation for about 22 days.

Rahul Gandhi had contested the 2024 Lok Sabha elections on the problems of Structure and reservation. Congress and its allies received political profit from this. In UP, Congress received six seats and its ally SP received 37 seats. Equally, the technique of Structure and reservation labored effectively in Maharashtra additionally. That’s the reason Congress has declared the yr 2025 because the yr of group to consolidate Dalit votes and has made a method to hold out the Structure Yatra all year long.

BJP’s eye on Dalit votes

The complete equation of BJP in UP has gone haywire because of the decline of Dalit votes. That’s the reason BJP has made a method to present particular consideration to the Dalit group within the group. The social gathering has made a plan to present place to Dalits in Uttar Pradesh within the appointments starting from sales space to divisional and district president, conserving in thoughts their inhabitants. Not solely this, there’s speak of making new states for BJP from the Dalit group. It’s believed that BJP is making an attempt to counter the opposition technique by giving place to Dalits within the group. Within the by-elections, BJP has made efforts to unite the Hindu votes scattered among the many castes with the assistance of CM Yogi’s slogan ‘Batoge to Katoge’. That’s the reason now there’s a technique to maintain the Dalit votes united for 2027 by giving them a spot within the group.

What are Mayawati and Chandrashekhar doing?

BSP is totally critical about its Dalit vote financial institution and is making an attempt to maintain it linked. After Amit Shah’s remarks, Mayawati had opened a entrance on BJP and Congress on social media and was seen setting the agenda of placing them within the anti-Dalit dock. Not solely this, BSP leaders and employees took to the streets to protest. It’s believed that this was Mayawati’s technique to win again the belief of her Dalit vote financial institution. Not solely BSP, Nagina MP Chandrashekhar Azad additionally has his eyes on the Dalit vote financial institution. They’re making an attempt to turn into a substitute for Mayawati and BSP among the many Dalits within the state. As a consequence of this, Chandrashekhar seems aggressive on the Dalit subject from Parliament to the streets.

How was Dalit politics in UP?

There are 42 such districts in Uttar Pradesh, the place the variety of Dalits is greater than 20 %. The best Dalit inhabitants within the state is 42 % in Sonbhadra, 36 % in Kaushambi, 31 % in Sitapur and 25-25 % in Bijnor-Barabanki. Aside from this, Dalit group performs a decisive position in Saharanpur, Bulandshahr, Meerut, Ambedkar Nagar, Jaunpur. On this manner, the Dalit group in UP holds the important thing to energy, which each and every social gathering needs to take into its fingers. As a part of the social concord marketing campaign amongst Dalits, the Sangh focused the Dalit vote financial institution on which BSP had by no means paid consideration. BJP received the good thing about this straight, however now that the Dalit vote has gone out of its grip, everybody’s eyes are on it.

From BJP to SP, eyes are on Dalit votes in UP, what’s the plan to please them?

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