BJP wants triangular contest in UP! That’s why Amit Shah told Mayawati and BSP strong?
Campaigning for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections is now at its peak. After four phases of voting, all the parties and leaders have given full force for the remaining three phases. On the one hand, where the leaders of the opposition parties are using very sharp and stinging words for each other, in the meantime, the praise of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) from Amit Shah, the former President of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Home Minister. Surprised everyone. Why Shah, who is known as Chanakya of BJP for his many bets in the last few years and for bringing shocking results in difficult situations, has told the opposition party to be strong? After all, what could be their game plan behind this? Let’s try to understand.
Before exploring the meaning of Amit Shah’s statement, let us once again remind you what he said. In an interview to a TV channel, Amit Shah said in response to a question, “BSP has maintained its relevance. I am sure they will get votes. I don’t know how many seats it will translate into but BSP will get votes.” Shah said that Mayawati has her own hold on the land. Jatav vote bank will go with Mayawati. Muslim vote will also go with Mayawati in large measure.
What is BJP’s game plan?
Political experts believe that Amit Shah did not just call the BSP strong, but there is a big gameplan behind it. In fact, in the UP elections, four national and many regional parties are presenting a claim, but the main contest is believed to be between the BJP and the SP. In such a situation, BJP is trying to make the contest look triangular, so that the anti-BJP parties can be divided. It is believed that majority of Muslim voters are going towards SP, considering BSP and Congress weak. This is the reason why Amit Shah, while calling the BSP strong, also said that the Muslim vote is also getting to the BSP. Same is the case with Jatav voters. Jatav is considered to be the core voter of BSP, this time Jatav voters can also look for a new place due to not showing up against Mayawati. In such a situation, the BJP fears that if they turn to the SP, then they may have to bear the loss.
‘BJP wants a triangular contest’
Senior journalist Satish K Singh says, “I think the BJP realizes that having a bipolar election in UP may make things difficult, so they would like the contest to be triangular. The question also arises whether BJP fears that if Mayawati’s core voters move, they may move towards SP instead of coming towards BJP. A question also arises that if BJP praises Mayvati, will it benefit or harm BSP? If this message goes to the voters of BSP that BJP and BSP are getting closer then such voters who do not want BJP can turn to SP.”
Akhilesh benefited from default vote?
Satish K Singh says Samajwadi Party may benefit from ‘default vote’. This means that SP’s core voter ‘Muslim Yadav’ and people from other communities who are not happy with the government are turning to Akhilesh by default. Some such Dalit voters who feel that BSP is not in a decisive position this time and they do not like BJP, they can go to SP by default. In such a situation, BJP’s strategy is that if the BSP voters stay with the elephant, then BJP has the advantage.
