The Dalit Vote: A Prize Worth Fighting For The Uttar Pradesh electoral landscape has become increasingly complex as parties vie for a share of the Dalit vote that once seemed a BSP monopoly.
Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party, which dominated Dalit politics in UP for decades, is now on shaky ground.
The party's decline has opened up opportunities for other contenders, and the BJP, SP, and Congress are all scrambling to win over Dalit voters.