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BJP has the most diversified representation. See caste composition of new UP assembly -Arvind Kumar

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The BJP seems to have overturned the game of rival political parties claiming to be the harbinger of social justice and welfare on their own turf.

Caste and religion remained dominant factors in Uttar Pradesh assembly election. And the political parties mobilised voters with social engineering and developmental discourse both. Hence, it becomes essential to investigate the social profile of the new UP legislature.

I provide a descriptive analysis of the newly elected MLAs of the state based on religion and caste with the help of previously collected data pertaining to the social profile of candidates. In the run up to the polls, I had analysed the social profile of candidates of SP, BJP, BSP, and INC along with their allied partners.

Category of distribution

Figure 1 below provides description of caste/category and religious profile of newly elected MLAs. I have categorised them in five broader categories — upper castes, Hindu backward castes, SC/ST, Muslims, and Sikhs.

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