BJP inner survey says powerful battle in Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls

Express News Service

NEW DELHI: Despite tall claims of BJP leaders that the celebration will win greater than 300 seats within the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election, an inner survey by the saffron camp has discovered that it might not be in a snug place to kind the subsequent authorities within the state. 

The realignment of the RLD with important opposition SP has been discovered extra damaging to BJP’s vote financial institution moreover the Lakhimpur-Kheri violence towards farmers allegedly involving the son of a Union minister.

The evaluation additionally discovered that the celebration has appreciable sway over Scheduled Castes and backward communities however the polarization of minorities, Yadavs and higher caste farmers in favour of the SP-led opposition has landed the ruling facet in an uncomfortable place.

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“The Owaisi (AIMIM) factor has not created any division of minority votes. The minorities have been found more inclined towards the SP-led opposition alliance but the BSP has gradually been dividing the votes of SCs and other extremely marginalised communities, which may give electoral benefits to the BJP after the fourth round of elections,” a BJP supply mentioned.

The sources additional mentioned the SP-RLD mix has posed a serious problem in additional than 150 seats that are dominated by Jat and Yadav voters. However, a giant aid for the BJP is that wherever PM Modi addresses an election rally, the celebration’s electoral prospects enhance to some extent.

The celebration is just not banking a lot on the primary three phases of the polls. “The second phase was basically the SP-phase. But we have started consolidating our vote bank with marathons meetings by its senior leaders,” mentioned celebration sources in Uttar Pradesh.

Recently, BJP nationwide president JP Nadda had claimed that his celebration would win not lower than 300 seats. However, the sources indicated that the BJP could should search for post-poll allies to retain energy within the state.