Last Updated on 13/08/2024 by wccexam Desk
By-elections are to be held on 10 assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh. Most of the seats have become vacant because the MLAs have won the Lok Sabha elections and reached the Parliament. The way all the political parties are preparing for the by-elections, this is seen only in general elections or assembly elections.
Actually, the results of the Lok Sabha elections have increased the importance of the by-elections. The ruling BJP is trying to ensure victory on all the seats at any cost. Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav is facing the challenge of maintaining the performance of the Lok Sabha elections in whatever way possible. BSP leader Mayawati has also announced to contest on all 10 seats – and in such a situation the contest is bound to be interesting.
Mayawati has objected to the recent Supreme Court decision regarding sub-categories in SC/ST quota – while BSP national coordinator Akash Anand has attacked BJP and Congress on the issue of reservation.
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What is on Mayawati’s mind?
It is understandable that BJP, Samajwadi Party and Congress are active regarding by-elections, but BSP leader Mayawati’s increased enthusiasm seems a bit surprising. Mayawati has been against contesting by-elections from the very beginning, but after the electoral defeat of 2012, she has not been seen to be in favor of contesting by-elections at all. Mayawati’s opinion regarding by-elections was also revealed once. In Mayawati’s view, the results of by-elections often come in favor of the ruling party.
However, it has been seen in the past several years that political parties lose by-elections despite being in power, and this has happened with BJP in many states as well – but the UP by-election has become a matter of prestige for BJP. Especially the Milkipur assembly seat of Faizabad Lok Sabha constituency. It seems as if UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has put in all his strength to win Milkipur.
All other things are in their place, but it has become important to understand the seriousness of Mayawati regarding the by-elections – is she contesting the by-elections on all the seats to establish her nephew Akash Anand or is she trying to teach Akhilesh Yadav a lesson in her own style?
Mayawati had called a meeting with all the senior officials, district heads and other officials regarding the by-elections in the BSP office in Lucknow. Mayawati reviewed the ground preparations with the aim of bringing better results in favour of BSP in the by-elections to be held on assembly seats – and issued an order to contest the elections with full strength on all 10 seats.
Mayawati said, the official announcement of the by-election dates has not been made yet, but the excitement is increasing continuously. Mayawati said that people’s interest in the by-elections has increased because the ruling BJP government in the state has made the by-elections a question of prestige.
The big question is whether Mayawati is preparing for the by-elections just like that, so that the strength of the leaders and workers does not get wasted, or is there some other motive? What is really going on in Mayawati’s mind regarding the by-elections?
Right now it seems as if after the Supreme Court’s order on quota within quota, Mayawati is hoping to attract the lost voters to her side. Mayawati says that after the Supreme Court’s decision, the BJP, while in power at the Centre, will abolish the reservation quota whenever it wants.
After the Supreme Court’s decision, Mayawati has asked BSP workers to organize Chaupals in every village. People from Dalit and tribal communities will be invited to the Chaupals – and efforts will be made to explain how political conspiracies are being hatched to kill the SC-ST sections.
What will be the benefit to Akash Anand?
Like Mayawati, after the Supreme Court verdict, Akash Anand is also trying to convince the Dalit community in his own way. Akash Anand says, on one side there is BJP, which is targeting the movement of Kanshiram Saheb, on the other side there is Congress, which has always hated Baba Saheb – both these parties run with the same casteist mentality.
Akash Anand warns people, these people have been trying to twist reservation and constitution in various ways for their own benefit… a very big conspiracy is going on in the country… due to which Baba Saheb’s movement is getting harmed… it is very important to be politically aware… that is why respected sister has repeatedly said that we should not get influenced by these parties.
Akash Anand’s activism is telling that BSP has understood the delicacy of the situation, and the leadership feels that the issue of reservation can be used as an excuse. Some advantage can be gained by making SC-ST reservation an issue in the by-elections – it may not be very beneficial, but it can definitely give Akash Anand the advantage of a practice match.
Is there preparation for revenge against SP-Congress?
Looking at the results of the recent Lok Sabha elections, the way Dalit voters have turned away from BSP, it is natural for Mayawati to be worried. In the Lok Sabha elections, the inclination of Dalit voters was seen towards the SP-Congress alliance. Similarly, in the 2022 UP assembly elections, it was seen towards BJP. The situation has become such that BSP, which once got more than 20 percent votes, has come down to less than 10 percent.
Mayawati is not as upset about Dalit voters going to the BJP’s side as she is about them going to the Samajwadi Party and Akhilesh Yadav’s side. Just like Mayawati used to get angry at Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra earlier, she is now behaving in the same way with Akhilesh Yadav.
It is possible that Mayawati feels that by explaining the meaning of quota in quota to Dalits in her own way, she will be able to bring her people back to her side. One result of Mayawati’s revenge on SP and Congress in UP is that BJP gets direct benefit, and this ritual is being performed since 2022 – who knows, preparations for by-elections may also be a part of the same campaign.
But this mission will be considered successful only when BJP, who is worried by the defeat in Ayodhya, wins Milkipur also with the help of Mayawati’s veiled conspiracy – this mystery will remain till the results are declared.
Source (PTI) (NDTV) (HINDUSTANTIMES)