Can Akhilesh Yadav and Rahul Gandhi get anywhere close to the unachievable in Uttar Pradesh denting into BJPs prospects? All would be dependent on how they build their communication, co ordination and collaboration by focusing their merit on an effective social messaging and a consensus candidate eventually turning the tide in their favour.
However, in 2017 both these parties drew a blank with their alliance crash landing for a lack of homework costing them their chance as SP has been consistently trying to bounce back but is unable to get anywhere close to the magic mark. From assembly elections to urban body elections, Samajwadi Party is lending all its weight behind for it can’t afford to sit for long in the opposition doing whatever it could to revive and resurrect it’s rank and cadre.
Here, BJP seems well placed with its allies like Rajbhar and Nishad having a sway and hold over non Yadav OBC and non Jatav Dalits difficult for Akhilesh to claim and crack. Still, his PDA formation (Backwards, Dalits and Minorities) can set the trend and tag line for these parliamentary polls as Congress too can benefit from this arithmetic perfectly paying it. Rahul Gandhi,s Bharat Jodo Yatra and Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra sounds a perfect political recipe and combo cementing INDIA bloc firmly in Uttar Pradesh. From socio- economic disparities and downturn to caste census Congress has performed it’s part so brilliantly and exceptionally.
But to make this alliance a hit there is a lot of homework which has to be pursued at the ground from joint declaration to sharing the dice both these parties had their shares of ups and downs getting to learn and re learn from their past experiences. I understand as the momentum is shifting their side they need to be on their toes till the very last as politics is game of deception what you see and what you got are relatively two opposites.
RLDs Jayant Chaudhary has convinced his mind and heart for BJP as farmers agitation in Punjab may have bearings in these elections as Jats who are prominent agricultural communities in and around parts of Western Uttar Pradesh may not fully unite in support of Jayant as their votes might get split in the end. For now it’s Akhilesh and Rahul lavishing on this electoral re union and a siyassi samikaran which they are looking forward to accomplish by making the right moves at the first instance