Upper caste voters overwhelmingly supported the NDA, with 79% voting for the coalition. In contrast, the INDIA Bloc won 16% of the upper caste votes and the BSP just 1%. The other parties collectively won 4% of this group.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and SP leader Akhilesh Yadav
The recent elections in Uttar Pradesh showed clear voting patterns among different caste groups, revealing strong preferences and loyalties. Upper caste voters overwhelmingly Non-disclosure agreement79% voted for the coalition. In contrast, Bloc India won 16% of the upper caste votes and the BSP just 1%. The other parties won 4% of this segment.
Meanwhile, Yadav’s voters strongly supported the INDIA bloc, winning 82% of the votes. The NDA got 15% of Yadav’s votes, followed by the BSP and other parties with 2% each.
These statistics highlight the influence of caste on voting behaviour in Uttar Pradesh, with the NDA-INDIA coalition receiving significant support from upper castes and Yadavs respectively.
In the politically crucial state of Uttar Pradesh, the result appeared to come as a surprise to the BJP as it won 33 seats, a significant drop from the 62 seats the party won in the 2019 elections. Indian Union According to data released by the Election Commission, the Samajwadi Party-Indian National Congress alliance emerged as the giant slayer by winning 43 seats, a far cry from exit poll projections that showed the BJP-led alliance winning 69 seats in the state.
The party suffered a major blow in Amethi, where Union Minister Smriti Irani, who had ousted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from his family’s stronghold, was defeated by the rival Congress party.
The main factors behind the BJP’s massive defeat in Uttar Pradesh are:
Ram temple fails to garner votes for BJP
The construction of a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya has been a BJP election promise since the 1980s and was one of the key achievements touted by the party in its campaign for the Lok Sabha elections. But trends suggest that Ayodhya has failed to win votes for the party, even in its own constituency, Faizabad. According to Election Commission data, Audesh Prasad of the Samajwadi Party (SP) is currently leading the BJP’s Lal Singh by 6,000 votes.
Akhilesh Yadav and Rahul Gandhi alliance
Akhilesh Yadav and Rahul Gandhi fought together in the 2017 Uttar Pradesh elections. The alliance could win just 47 seats as the state’s people voted overwhelmingly for the BJP, which won 302 seats. Seven years later, the two put aside their differences and joined forces under the Indian Union, which defeated the BJP in a major battle in the Lok Sabha. This time, the alliance seems to have paid off for both parties.
Are farmers unhappy with the BJP?
Farmers in Uttar Pradesh are reportedly unhappy with the BJP for repealing farm laws passed by the Modi government. Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav also said at an election rally that the BJP would introduce laws similar to the repealed farm laws and “grab farmers’ land.”
