It is clear that the SP has dented the BJP's previous big tent social coalition, but whether the quantum of the change will eventually hurt the BJP in the seat remains to be seen.
The Wire consolidated 34 publicly available speeches over three months (between the first week of November and the first week of February), and analysed the patterns of religiously polarised speech there.
The allegations of covert alliance with the BJP are just canards by political rivals, Uttar Pradesh's four-time Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati said today, placing Akhilesh Yadav and his Samajwadi Party at the top of that list.
When asked what if the BJP wins in UP but gets much fewer seats than before, will Yogi Adityanath would still become CM, Nadda said the party fought the elections under Yogi Adityanath and it remains confident of winning more than 300 seats. Nadda said “no question of Yogi Adityanath not becoming UP CM’’ arises but the final call will be taken by the BJP parliamentary board.
While the SP levelled allegations of conspiracy against the BJP and BSP and has filed complaints with the police and the election commission, the BSP has remained curiously silent on the matter.