After pitching for Dalit-Muslim unity, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati has now accelerated her outreach among the third key component of her electoral strategy for the 2017 Assembly elections — the Brahmins. After addressing the first rally in Gorakhpur on Sunday, Mr. Mishra was confident that the Brahmins would stay with the BSP. “When our party came to power last time, we gave Brahmins the full chair... Today they came out in good numbers and it shows they are still with the BSP,” Mr. Mishra told The Hindu. They have completely sidelined Brahmins,” Mr. Mishra pointed out. He also targeted the Samajwadi Party, saying it had “insulted Brahmins and has never been with them.”

Source: The Hindu September 25, 2016 20:37 UTC