FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2019, file photo, Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav, right, greets Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on her birthday in Lucknow, India. In Uttar Pradesh, lower-caste people comprise 22% of the population, “backward” people are 45%, and 19% are Muslims. They have numbers under their belt and if voters vote as per these parties, the alliance will sweep Uttar Pradesh,” Kumar said. Mayawati’s alleged assault turned the two parties into bitter enemies, a chasm that reached down into Uttar Pradesh villages where SP and BSP workers frequently clashed. But her ambition could be a liability for the Uttar Pradesh alliance in these elections, said S.P.

Source: Washington Post April 07, 2019 05:56 UTC