PoliticsUttar Pradesh Politics: Caste Calculus vs Rule of Law Debate
As Uttar Pradesh approaches assembly elections, political discourse centers on two models: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's governance focused on security and welfare beyond identity, versus Opposition leader Akhilesh Yadav's caste-based mobilisation targeting Backwards, Dalits, and Minorities (PDA). The opposition highlights law-and-order cases through caste lenses to build inter-caste resentment, while critics point to their own past caste-based administrative practices.
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