By "behenji", or "older sister", Modi means Mayawati, the enigmatic politician and former ruler of India's most populous state, Uttar Pradesh. "The one who becomes the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh gets to be the most powerful political leader after the prime minister." Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) swept Uttar Pradesh, home to 200 million people, in the 2014 general election, handing him the biggest parliamentary majority in three decades. Also Read: India Today-Axis Opinion Poll: Mayawati most sought after candidate for Uttar Pradesh CMWHERE ARE DALIT JOBS? SHARING A MEALCaste remains a defining feature for people across poor and agrarian Uttar Pradesh, where India's two-decade economic boom has barely been felt.

Source: India Today October 24, 2016 07:52 UTC