New Delhi | After remaining out of power in Uttar Pradesh for nearly 15 years, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) appears ready to revive the political strategy that once delivered it a historic mandate. BSP supremo Mayawati is once again working to consolidate the Dalit–Brahmin–Muslim alliance, the same social engineering formula that powered her to a decisive victory in the 2007 Assembly elections. The BSP last ruled Uttar Pradesh from 2007 to 2012. Since then, the party has suffered defeats in three consecutive Assembly elections and performed poorly in three…
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