BSP goes solo in 2024 UP election, aiming to consolidate Dalit support despite declining votes. Mayawati faces challenge from rivals in three-cornered contest.
Why would a heavyweight politician in today’s world of shifting tactical alliances, decide to go solo? Speculations abound but no one can quite say for sure.
He is likely to dent the Muslim vote bank of SP, which is working on the PDA (Pichda (Backward), Dalit, and Alpashankhak (Minority)) formula in the Lok Sabha election.