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- The Bharatiya Janata Party aims to strengthen its influence over the Dalit vote-bank in Uttar Pradesh following setbacks in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
- Party leaders plan to focus on non-Jatav Dalit communities by highlighting welfare schemes and providing political representation.
- Teams will be deployed to gather feedback and promote government initiatives like the Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojana.
- This move comes as the party faces competition from the Samajwadi Party and the Azad Samaj Party for the same demographic.
- The success of this outreach is critical as the party prepares to defend its electoral position in the state.
What to watch next
- The effectiveness of the BJP's outreach to non-Jatav Dalit communities.
- Competition for Dalit votes from the Samajwadi Party and Azad Samaj Party.
- Impact of the party's efforts on its performance in SC-reserved constituencies.
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senior BJP leader
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“The BJP has gained support from the scheduled caste communities post-2014, largely owing to the social welfare schemes of the government. They benefited from targeted schemes such as housing and cooking gas subsidies, and they were given political representation which made them vote for the BJP. The Jatavs, however, continued to support the BSP, because the party largely stood for identity politics”
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…section of Dalits is widely seen as a preserve of the Bahujan Samaj Party. In the coming weeks, the party plans to organise meetings with groups from various communities and seek feedback on issues and concerns. “ The BJP has gained support from the scheduled caste communities post-2014, largely owing to the social welfare schemes of the government. They benefited from targeted schemes such as housing and cooking gas subsidies, and they were given political representation which made them vote for the BJP. The Jatavs, however, continued to support the BSP, because the party largely stood for identity politics ,” said a senior BJP leader in the state who asked not to be named. The leader said the BJP’s overtures, in addition to the BSP’s own decline, resulted in a perceptible shift in voter preference. He cites the pattern of…
second BJP leader
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“The party cadre will also seek feedback on issues that need to be addressed…but primarily stress how the double engine sarkar (BJP government at the centre and state) and its sarvajan kalyan (welfare of all) has changed the lives of the poor and the marginalised”
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…and seats declined from 22.23% and 19 to 12.8% and 1. A second party leader said teams will be deputed across the state to highlight the schemes and other welfare measures from which the communities have benefitted. “ The party cadre will also seek feedback on issues that need to be addressed…but primarily stress how the double engine sarkar (BJP government at the centre and state) and its sarvajan kalyan (welfare of all) has changed the lives of the poor and the marginalised ,” the second functionary said, also asking not to be named. The second leader listed financial aid through scholarships, residential facilities for students, and skilling opportunities via the Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit…
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