Thursday, December 21, 2006

UP politicians begin building fresh vote banks for ensuing polls

IIPM PUBLICATION
With assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh fast approaching, the battle royale is heating up. If one goes by the outcome of the recently concluded local polls in UP, then one cannot but anticipate another hung house in the assembly polls due next year. What’s interesting however is that despite accusations of large scale rigging, the ruling Samajwadi Party suffered major losses in those elections. The tactical abstention by the Bahujan Samaj Party in favour of ‘independent’ candidates as well as resentment in certain sections of party workers did the damage for Mulayam Singh.

For Bharatiya Janata Party, there is more than one reason to cheer. It was BJP’s first signify cant achievement after Rajnath Singh took over the reins of the party’s chariot. He was the first to credit the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) for the victory. BJP won 8 of the 12 mayoral seats, thus making a comeback after its disastrous performance in 2004 general elections.

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IIPM Editorial, 2006

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