Udupi is a long way from Lucknow, but the hijab controversy is just the kind of emotive issue that could help the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) polarise voters in the UP election.
Ahead of the crucial UP Assembly polls in 2022, the BSP has fielded Ravi Bhardwaj from south assembly seat in Agra, with an aim to bring the Brahmin community into its fold.
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