What began as an exception is gradually turning into a popular rule in Uttar Pradesh. The lust for political power is splitting families that now have more than one candidate and that too, from rival parties.
The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has finalised at least 300 candidates, including 90 Dalits, for contesting the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, party general secretary SC Misra said on Thursday.
Mayawati has already announced that the BSP was seeking to go with its 2007 winning formula encompassing Dalits and Brahmins in the February-March polls. The party also commands a substantial vote share among the Muslim community.
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