Akhilesh Yadav

BJP, SP Finalise MLC Picks as Caste Arithmetic Shapes Graduates’ and Teachers’ Contests

The BJP and the Samajwadi Party have moved to finalise their candidates for the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council’s Graduates’ and Teachers’ constituencies, setting up a contest in which caste balance, professional networks and local organisational strength will matter as much as party labels. The selections underline how upper-caste, OBC and community-specific calculations continue to shape even narrowly defined electoral battles in the state. With these seats chosen through limited electorates rather than mass voting, both parties are treating the races as tests of cadre discipline and social coalition management ahead of future political battles in Uttar Pradesh.