Lucknow . Despite the pre-poll narrative of upper castes being angry with the BJP, an analysis of election data shows that the upper castes have the largest number of MLAs from the BJP alliance. The alliance has 117 such MLAs while the SP alliance has only 11 MLAs.
BSP, Congress and Jansatta Dal (Democratic) have one MLA each from the upper castes.
All SC/ST MLAs have won only in reserved constituencies, with the BJP alliance having the highest number (65), followed by the SP alliance (20) and the Jansatta Dal (Democratic) (1).
Caste and religion have been major factors in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, but the charisma of Modi and Yogi seems to have quelled all the anger, and the party has garnered immense Hindu support – including Jats. It was believed that this time the Jat voter is not with the BJP.
The BJP mobilized voters with the issue of social engineering and development, which reaped immense benefits.
The data shows that maximum number of MLAs have been elected from Brahmin community (52), followed by Rajput (49), Kurmi/Sainthwar (40), Muslim (34), Jatav/Chamar (29), Pasi (27), There are Yadavs (27), Banias/Khatris (21) etc.
Barring Muslims, Yadavs and Rajbhars, the BJP alliance has the highest number of MLAs in every caste.
According to BJP sources, the party has got around 89 per cent Brahmin votes as compared to 83 per cent in 2017.
About 87 per cent Thakurs have voted for the BJP as compared to 70 per cent in 2017. It is worth mentioning that in 2017, Yogi Adityanath, who himself hails from the Thakur community, was not projected as the chief minister.
The BJP also enjoys considerable support from Hindu backward castes, which is reflected in the increasing number of MLAs from these caste groups.
In the 18th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Hindu backward castes will have the maximum number of MLAs, followed by upper castes, scheduled castes/scheduled tribes, Muslims and Sikhs.
Within the backward caste MLAs, the BJP alliance has 90 MLAs while the SP alliance has 60 and the Congress one.
The figures show that 151 (38 per cent) elected MLAs are from Hindu backward castes, followed by upper castes (131, 33 per cent) and SC/ST (86, 21 per cent).
A total of 86 constituencies are reserved for SC/ST category, and candidates from these communities have been able to win only these reserved seats.
All the major parties – BJP, BSP, Congress and SP nominated very few SC/ST candidates outside the reserved constituencies.
This time, 34 MLAs (8 per cent) have been elected from the Muslim community, despite being around 19 per cent of the state’s population. All 34 Muslim MLAs belong to the SP, which has got 79 per cent Muslim votes compared to 46 per cent in 2017.
Only one candidate from the Sikh community has won the election.
Interestingly, the BJP has managed to win the hearts of the Jatav voters, who were once behind the Bahujan Samaj Party.
The BJP has apparently reversed the game of rival political parties by claiming to be the harbinger of social justice and welfare on its own turf.
—AnyTV News
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