Political archrivals in India's most populous state stitch an inventive political alliance that fuses votes from the ancient caste system to take on the ruling Hindu nationalist party-led government.
FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2019, file photo, Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav, right, greets Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on her birthday in Lucknow, India. Longtime political archrivals in India's most populous state have stitched an inventive political alliance that fuses votes from the ancient Hindu caste system to take on the ruling Hindu nationalist party-led government.
The alliance could pose a real challenge to the BJP in the five weeks of polling that begin this week, experts say. “Arithmetically the alliance between Mayawati and Akhilesh seems very potent. They have numbers under their belt and if voters vote as per these parties, the alliance will sweep Uttar Pradesh,” Kumar said.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, a Hindu monk-turned-BJP politician, was quick to dismiss the alliance as an “unnatural” attempt to undercut “Modi magic.” Yadav said that Uttar Pradesh’s Muslim voters would “catapult” the alliance to power. Anti-Muslim sentiment in India, which is 80% Hindu, has become more violent since the BJP came to power in 2014. Three dozen Muslims have been lynched by mobs on suspicion of illegally transferring cows, sacred to Hindus, or beef, according to Human Rights Watch.
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