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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | There is a discourse shift in Uttar Pradesh -Zoya Hasan

There is a discourse shift in Uttar Pradesh -Zoya Hasan

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published Published on Feb 3, 2022   modified Modified on Feb 3, 2022

-The Hindu

Economic hardship, chronic unemployment and farm distress appear to be at the centre of public discussion

The Uttar Pradesh elections of 2022 are the most important Assembly elections in living memory. The poll outcome in India’s weightiest State will be a crucial metric of public sentiment ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha election. Uttar Pradesh invites attention not merely because of its size but right now because of its centrality to the Hindutva project, and equally importantly, the Opposition taking shape against it. One question repeatedly asked in this election is: will caste trump religion or will Hindutva triumph again over Mandal? The poll results would provide an indication of whether the aggressive Hindutva line pushed by the ruling party over the last five years was successful.

A challenge on its hands

A quick survey of political economy, identity politics, alliances, resources and campaign strategies leaves one with one clear impression: the winds of change are sweeping the State but how they will affect voting patterns is not clear. But even so, one trend is clear — the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) faces a tough fight in Uttar Pradesh as communal polarisation loses its edge. Economic hardship, chronic unemployment, and farm distress are at the centre of public discussion. As politics returns to normality at the State and local levels, it is quite conceivable that BJP dominance in Uttar Pradesh will be challenged.

The landslide victory of the BJP in the 2017 Assembly elections created the conditions for the establishment of a communal-authoritarian regime in Uttar Pradesh. The new political dominance was reflected in the increasing mainstreaming of Hindutva in Uttar Pradesh’s public arena. The huge legislative majority enabled the BJP to advance its political agenda virtually unopposed. Most Opposition parties during this period were not visible on the streets against the BJP government (with the exception of the Congress which led several public protests). They barely existed on the ground. The Opposition parties came to life only in the last few months with the farmers’ movement and the Lakhimpur Kheri incident proving to be the springboard for launching their respective campaigns. 

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The Hindu, 3 February, 2022, https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/there-is-a-discourse-shift-in-uttar-pradesh/article38366656.ece?homepage=true


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