In the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, the BJP formed the government with a huge majority by securing more than 250 seats, but surprisingly, its big OBC face and Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya had to face defeat. Now a BJP report has given the reason for the defeat of Keshav Prasad Maurya from Sirathu seat. According to the Indian Express report, the Uttar Pradesh BJP in an 80-page report has given the reason for the decrease in seats compared to 2017 and this report has been submitted to PM Narendra Modi.
Maurya lost due to lack of support of OBC castes
It has been told in the report that even after alliance with Apna Dal and Nishad Party, BJP could not get the expected support of Kurmi and Nishad fraternity, while BJP’s vote has been transferred to these parties. This is the reason why they have got a good number of seats. Party sources said that the lack of support for the BJP from many such backward castes became the reason for the defeat of Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya from Sirathu seat. The report said that people from Kushwaha, Kurmi, Maurya, Saini, Nishad, Pal, Shakya, Rajbhar fraternity did not vote for BJP in large numbers and they went towards SP alliance. In 2017, the BJP got huge support from all these castes.
Unprecedented polarization of Muslims also caused damage
BJP has prepared a detailed report on the lack of support of OBC castes and it is believed that efforts will be made by the party to mobilize them in their favor in the coming times. The report said that a section of the OBC voters have drifted away from the BJP and the vote of allies has not been transferred to the scale that was expected. However, even after this, the BJP got an easy victory and was successful in forming the government. It has been said in the report that this time there was tremendous polarization of Muslims in favor of SP and in many seats it also went against BJP.
Concern also increased due to lack of support of the beneficiary class
Party sources say that the leadership is concerned that the BJP’s membership drive was run for two months in the state and even after that the seats were reduced. BJP has added 80 lakh new members in UP and has become 2.9 crore members. The BJP leadership is also concerned about the fact that the beneficiary section, which it had hoped for big support, has not extended that much support. However, a large number of people praised the welfare schemes of the NDA government. The BJP’s worst performance has been in districts like Ghazipur, Ambedkarnagar and Azamgarh. The BJP could not get even one out of 22 seats in these three districts.