In UP, who will be impacted by a solo fight by the Congress
New Delhi, Mar 21: With the SP and BSP leaving the Congress out of their coalition in Uttar Pradesh, the big question is who will this decision impact.
The votes of the Muslims, Yadavs, Jatav and Brahmin votes would be very crucial for all parties including the BJP.
Both Mayawati and Akhikesh Yadav has said that the Congress will not impact their voter base. They feel that the Congress would in turn eat into the upper caste vote bank of the BJP.
At least 67 per cent of the Brahmins are with the BJP, while the Congress has the backing of 12 per cent. Even here as per the 2014 data, the SP and BSP combine enjoy 21 per cent of the Brahmin votes.
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In this scenario, the Congress would bank heavily on the Muslim votes. While the SP and BSP enjoy 80 per cent of the Muslim votes, in the case of the Congress it is 20 per cent.
However
the
Congress
feels
that
the
Muslims
would
back
them
heavily
in
this
election.
In
the
case
of
the
Yadavs,
the
SP
and
BSP
enjoy
80
per
cent
of
support
in
comparison
to
the
4
per
cent
for
the
Congress.
The
BJP
on
the
other
hand
enjoys
16
per
cent
of
the
Yadav
votes.
Among the Jatavs, the Congress got 3 per cent in comparison to the 79 per cent that the SP and BSP enjoy. For the BJP it is 17 per cent in this segment.
In such a scenario, it would be the Muslim and SC votes that would make all the different. The Census data of 2011 suggests that Uttar Pradesh has 19 per cent Muslims, while the SC population accounts for 21 per cent.