Uttar Pradesh: How BJP Failed to Go '60 Paar' & SP Became No. 1 Party in State
The 'modi wave' is receding, but it was also mainly Dalits, lower caste groups who seem to have voted BJP out.
By: ALIZA NOOR
"Ab Ki Baar, 60 Bhi Nai Paar!"
This is what happened with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttar Pradesh in an election result that turned the tables for the entire nation on 4 June. From Smriti Irani's loss to BJP losing Ayodhya, it was one shock after another.
With its result, UP changed the whole political landscape and in a way, has stopped BJP's 'lotus' from blooming further in the state. Remember, that UP is the most electorally vital state that sends out 80 MPs to the Lok Sabha.
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