Polling will be held in 54 seats in UP's Purvanchal in the final phase on March 7. While BJP is looking to improve its prospects in this region compared to 2017, SP is trying to repeat its 2012 performance and BSP hoping to retain its vote base.
The big takeaway is that there appears to be much splintering within the voter blocs that were essential to the BJP's caste rainbow in the last state election.