After the victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, speculations are now going on about the formation of the cabinet. During this, the name of the MLA Baby Rani Maurya, who won from Agra Rural seat, is the most discussed. It is being speculated that being a woman and a popular Dalit face of the state, Maurya can be given a big responsibility like Deputy Chief Minister. The special thing is that the BJP had fielded the election some time ago by resigning from the post of Governor of Uttarakhand. Now the possibilities of Maurya’s entry in the Yogi cabinet are also being linked to the Dalit equation in the state. Actually, Maurya comes from the same Jatav community, which belongs to Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati. Let us understand this political situation in detail.
There is speculation that Maurya may get a Deputy CM or a bigger post in the Yogi government. However, no official announcement has been made regarding this yet. Maurya, who was the mayor of Agra, has won from the rural seat in the 2022 assembly elections by more than 76 thousand votes. Apart from him, the name of BJP’s state chief Swatantra Dev Singh is also in discussions as Deputy CM.
Who is Baby Rani Maurya
Maurya, a well-known Dalit Jatav politician of UP, was the mayor of Agra from 1995 to 2000. He was made the Governor of Uttarakhand in the year 2018. The special thing is that Maurya is the second woman to become the governor of the hill state. Earlier Margaret Alva was given this responsibility in 2009.
This is how the entry in 2022 elections happened
After resigning from the post of governor, Maurya was made the national vice-president of the BJP. There were reports that due to the anti-incumbency wave, the party may face difficulties in Agra Rural seat. In such a situation, BJP had fielded Maurya in place of MLA Hemlata Diwakar by giving ticket. Here BJP also won all 9 seats in Agra.
can become the dalit face of the government
Experts believe that BJP got Maurya to resign from the post of governor from the election so that he could be linked with the Dalits. Apart from this, it is also believed that the BJP is trying to eliminate the vote base of former Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati before the next elections. In such a situation, getting Maurya a big responsibility in the politics of the state can prove beneficial to the party from the point of view of Dalits.
At present, no official announcement has been made regarding the swearing in of the Chief Minister or the formation of the government in the state. On Sunday itself, Yogi Adityanath met many big leaders including Prime Minister August 2, 2021
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi. In 2022, BJP has won 273 seats.