In 3 days, 9 sitting Uttar Pradesh MLAs, including three ministers, have quit BJP. 8 out of 9 have joined or are expected to join Akilesh Yadav's SP, while one MLA has joined RLD. A quick take on what is happening in UP.
Uttar Pradesh is going to be the most keenly observed Assembly election of 2022. It is a make-or-break election for the BJP, especially Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
Dr Kafeel Khan has been an icon of resistance since his imprisonment. The man had neither an ideology nor a grievance worthy of making him an icon. Today he has both and worth their weight in gold.
Brahmins of UP have been nursing a perceived wound since 2017 on an ideological plain. Vikas Dubey’s encounter that looked like a murder by the state, has given that ideology a grievance.
Kuldeep Sengar is finally expelled from the BJP and the UP authorities give the Unnao rape case sudden attention after the SC takes cognisance. The contrast with earlier is striking.
45 cases, including gangrape and murder, have seen over 150 accused acquitted by lower courts. Allegations of intimidation and bribery run rife. But the govt seems reluctant to appeal further.
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