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UP 2027: Mayawati's Brahmin Bet – Is BSP Reviving Social Engineering?
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News18•22-09-2026, 13:53
UP 2027: Mayawati's Brahmin Bet – Is BSP Reviving Social Engineering?
- •BSP has signaled its 2027 election strategy by fielding Brahmin candidates from Hathras to Kheragarh.
- •The party has nominated Dr. Avin Sharma from Sadabad and Neeraj Rawat from Kheragarh, both from the Brahmin community.
- •Mayawati has invoked the 2007 'Sarvajan Samaj' model, where a Dalit-Brahmin alliance led BSP to a full majority.
- •This move could be an attempt by BSP to expand its social base beyond its traditional Dalit vote bank by including other social groups.
- •Other major parties are also focusing on Brahmin votes, intensifying the competition to strengthen social equations ahead of 2027 in UP.
Key Questions Answered
For the upcoming 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, BSP nominated Dr. Avin Sharma from the Sadabad assembly constituency in Hathras district and declared Neeraj Rawat as its candidate from the Kheragarh assembly constituency in Agra.
In the 2007 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, BSP won 206 out of 403 seats and formed a majority government through a successful Dalit-Brahmin social engineering model, which party leader Mayawati is currently referencing ahead of the 2027 polls.
In the 2022 assembly elections, Dr. Avin Sharma contested as a BSP candidate from Sadabad, finishing in third place and securing 32,555 votes.
