Dozens of Dalit journalists have started their own YouTube channels and websites to become the voices of the community.
Several non-BJP leaders have pitched for doing away with the list which has always been a bone of contention between the Centre and the states
Many Congress leaders who have raised the banner of revolt within the party following its poor performance in the recent Assembly elections. Complete restructuring and an aggressive overhaul of the leadership are solutions for survival, they say.
UP Election Result: Congress failed to challenge the rise of Dalit and OBC politics and then BJP poached its MLAs, which meant India’s grand old party lost the elections even before the votes were polled.
Raghuraj Pratap Singh is contesting on the party ticket that he floated recently, Janta Satta Dal Loktantrik. The SP candidate Gulshan Yadav who came second was once an ally of Raja Bhaiya.
Local political observers have predicted a change in vote preference for this election, and say that a significant chunk of Vaishya votes may shift to Kailash Nath Chaurasia of the Samajwadi Party (SP).
For some, the slain brigand was a reincarnation of goddess Durga, worshipped as the feminine embodiment of power. For many others, Phoolan remains the epitome of wanton violence. But Phoolan’s life can be seen as a metaphor of caste politics woven into the struggle for power in the state
Congress, BJP and Samajwadi Party have given tickets to the Brahmin community. In contrast, Samajwadi has a strongman from the Chaurasia community that falls under the OBC category in Uttar Pradesh.
Mirzapur district is as vibrant as its history; from its first general elections in 1952 to its last one in 2019, the city has elected MPs from all political parties, such as John N Wilson of INC, Anupriya Patel of AD (S) and even the ‘Bandit Queen’ Phoolan Devi of SP.
Our analysis of data collected from social media sites between the 14th and the 21st of February reveals that the Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo, Akhilesh Yadav, has left behind the incumbent chief minister in the number game, at least on social media platforms.
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