A veterinarian I met in eastern Uttar Pradesh is voting for Modi but lamented the lack of alternatives. His vote will still go to Modi because of what he calls the absence of a national alternative. Across Uttar Pradesh, I found great disenchantment with chief minister, Yogi Adityanath. Many Modi voters are furious with Adityanath. And in my estimation, in Uttar Pradesh, the Samajwadi Pary(SP)-Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP) alliance is likely to, at the very least, halve the BJP’s tally.

Source: Hindustan Times May 17, 2019 12:33 UTC