“Why Is BSP’s Revival Difficult? Among Many Reasons Is The Absolute Lack Of Sub-Nationalism In Uttar Pradesh”, Swarajya, October 20, 2025

“The BSP is looking for a revival in Uttar Pradesh.

When you think about the scenarios that can end up in a potential resurgence of the BSP in UP, you realise that they are relatively limited as compared to what a BJP or a Congress might enjoy in a hypothetical case where they find themselves in place of the Mayawati-led outfit. And when you ask ‘why’, you eventually come to the realisation—or at least this writer did—that Uttar Pradesh does not influence national politics as much as Uttar Pradesh itself is influenced by what is going on in the rest of the country. 

In the remainder of this article, I will try and convince you why this hypothesis deserves serious consideration……”

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