What made possible the BJP miracle in Uttar Pradesh? The anti-incumbency factors against the SP in the state and the Congress at the Centre definitely helped. The high-flying campaign by the party’s embedded IT cell and the thorough groundwork by the RSS complemented each other. But more importantly, the party succeeded in consolidating a pan- Hindu vote base by weaning away the OBC vote from the BSP and the SP.
Posted on: Mon, 19 May 2014 21:30:00 +0000