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| BSP chief Mayawati during a Monday birthday press conference in Lucknow. (ANI Photo) |
Many of the non-SC and possibly even non-Jatav SC support that the BSP had returned to the BJP as a result of the BJP's rise to prominence.
Following Mayawati's announcement on Monday that the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) will run independently in the general elections of 2024, what does this mean for the nature of political competition in Uttar Pradesh, the nation's largest state and home to 80 members of the Lok Sabha? These five charts attempt to shed light on the matter.