The Dalit vote bank has always been a ‘kingmaker’ in the politics of Uttar Pradesh. This is the reason that in every election, the race to hold this class intensifies. Now the Samajwadi Party (SP) has made a new bet to help Dalits and that is ‘vote theft’. On the instructions of Akhilesh Yadav, the party has completely activated its frontal organization Ambedkar Vahini. The aim of this is that by taking advantage of the weak grip of the BSP and making a political dent among the Dalits.

National President Mitha Lal Bharti says that we are doing village-to-village chaupal, telling people their rights and explaining that their votes are stolen in the election. This time the booth-booth has to be guarded, so that the voice of Dalits cannot be suppressed. Bharti gave the example of running the night in districts like Ghazipur and Chandauli and said that we are going door-to-door of Dalits. Will give the message of protecting the constitution and reservation and stop theft.

SP’s attack on BJP

This campaign of SP is seen directly attacking the BJP. Party leaders allege that the ruling party weakens the political strength of Dalits by misusing the electoral system.

At the same time, the declining credibility of BSP has given SP a big opportunity. This is the reason that the SP is making ‘vote theft’ electoral weapons to further strengthen the equation of PDA (Backward, Dalit, Minority). Political analysts believe that this strategy can create difficulties for both BJP and BSP.

What did the senior analyst tell?

Senior analyst Virendra Singh Rawat says that after ‘Save the Constitution’ and ‘Save Reservation’, ‘Save the vote’ is becoming the biggest slogan among the Dalits. SP is trying to become a new center of Dalit politics by giving it air. This is the most accurate opportunity to fill the void created by Mayawati’s weak grip.

Actually, the Congress raised the issue of vote theft in Bihar elections. Rahul Gandhi made it a weapon and mobilized opposition parties. Akhilesh Yadav has put the same agenda on the land of UP.

Now the entire focus of SP is to organize Dalits up to the booth level and unite against the BJP. It is clear that ‘vote theft’ has become a new slogan on Dalit land. How much impact this slogan will show in the election arena, it will decide the election of 2027.