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Whose rituals, whose rights? Sabarimala U-turn exposes the tension between tradition, politics, and equalityKerala's ruling LDF has reversed its stance on the Sabarimala Temple issue. The party now supports religious fundamentalism and traditional...
No more monuments to build, will focus on governance if elected to power: MayawatiThe meeting at the party's headquarter here marked the end of a month-long series of the BSP's "prabhudd varga sammelans", where she assure...
Mayawati calls for Dalit-Brahmin unity to bring BSP back to power in UPMayawati said both the BJP and the SP indulge in empty talks to win the votes of Dalits and Brahmins, but neither safeguarded their interes...
Mayawati attempting to raise Brahmin pitchThe party is starting its Brahmin Sammelans from Ayodhya on July 23. It also plans to organise Brahmin Sammelans in each of the 75 district...
BJP, SP, Congress wooing Brahmins; Team Akhilesh seeking to outdo BJP’s publicity machineryBrahmin voters such as Mishra in this Yadav-dominated constituency, where two Brahmins are in the fray, continue to support the BJP.
All contenders like BSP, SP BJP and Congress eye Brahmin votebank in Uttar PradeshBSP fared badly in the reserved seats as well during the Lok Sabha polls where it drew a blank- and hence the party feels it needs to convi...
Congress to woo Brahmins in UP election gambitCongress' outreach indicates that Brahmin grievance can go mainstream, akin to the surprising demand for OBC status from socially dominant ...
Congress targeting Brahmin vote that went to BSP, SPMayawati has been consistently wooing Brahmins since 2007, when her social engineering formula helped her storm to power with absolute majo...
Congress looks to consolidate Brahmin, Thakur votes in UP pollsChampioned by Prashant Kishor, the political consultant hired by Congress, this upper caste-focused strategy is being debated vigorously by...
BSP faces twin threat; Dalit and Pandit votebase weakens in UPThe RSS has been working upon the Dalit community or some time now with renewed zest and stoking their Hindutava identity.
Mulayam's SP and Mayawati's BSP playing tug of war over brahmins in UPBoth have held conventions, announced sops, and given tickets to more Brahmin candidates in recent weeks.
Like Mayawati, Mulayam Singh too starts wooing Brahmins in UPWithin a fortnight of BSP chief Mayawati allotting 18 tickets to Brahmins of the 36 LS candidates declared so far, Mulayam too is eyeing th...
- With UP assembly polls nearing, Mayawati back to brahmin wooing
Despite upper castes remaining at the helm for several years, most Brahmins remain economically backward and face problems of poverty and u...
- Mayawati woos Brahmins in run up to elections, projects SC Mishra as leader
Hoping for a repeat of the successful Dalit-Brahmin combination in the forthcoming assembly elections, Mayawati has started to woo the uppe...
- Mayawati brings out her Brahmin face from wildernesss
Chief Minister Mayawati would be inaugurating the Shakuntala Mishra University for the disabled named after Satish Chandra Mishra’s mother ...
- Battle for the cow belt
Congress sees an opening in the crucial states of UP and Bihar.
- Boost for SP as it wins seat held by BSP
In a blow to BSP chief Mayawati, weeks before the Lok Sabha polls, the ruling party lost the Bhadohi assembly by-election by a considerable...