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UP Elections 2027: BJP's 'Sampnath, Nagnath, Kaliya Nag' Strategy, Why Mayawati is Targeted.
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News18•30-09-2026, 13:34
UP Elections 2027: BJP's 'Sampnath, Nagnath, Kaliya Nag' Strategy, Why Mayawati is Targeted.
- •Political temperature rises ahead of 2027 UP Assembly elections, with BJP and BSP now confronting each other.
- •UP Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya attacked opposition parties SP, BSP, and Congress, calling them 'Sampnath, Nagnath, and Kaliya Nag'.
- •Maurya's statement signals a new narrative for 2027, with BJP aggressively targeting BSP supremo Mayawati.
- •After the 2019 SP-BSP alliance breakdown, BSP was often accused of being soft on BJP, but equations are rapidly changing.
- •BJP aims to prevent Dalit votes from shifting to the SP-Congress alliance by categorizing BSP with them.
Key Questions Answered
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya likened the opposition parties to snakes, stating that SP is 'Sampnath', BSP is 'Nagnath', and Congress is 'Kaliya Nag' ahead of the 2027 assembly elections.
Mayawati has openly started cornering the BJP to save her existence and present the BSP as the main opposition force as traditional Dalit vote banks face inroads.
The BJP is working toward making the 2027 elections a contest of 'BJP versus all others' by categorizing opposition parties together to send a message that the BJP is the only viable option.
