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Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav (at a party meeting held after the Lok Sabha election results, in Lucknow on June 7. The party won 37 seats, reducing the BJP’s numbers to 33.

How the SP-Congress alliance in Uttar Pradesh became a sponge that soaked in people’s discontent against BJP and Modi

It was able to present itself to the OBCs, Dalits, and minorities as a viable and inclusive alternative.

BJP supporters leave a rally addressed by Narendra Modi, in Allahabad on May 21.

As jobs and development take centre stage, caste loyalties trump communal polarisation in Uttar Pradesh

This could give more seats to Congress-SP opposition but is unlikely to demolish the dominance of the BJP alliance in the heartland State.

Members of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Centre of Indian Trade Unions, led by Brinda Karat, stage a demonstration outside the Supreme Court against its ruling on striking government employees, in New Delhi, in August 2003.

Brinda Karat: Communist with a bindi

Characterised by a lack of self-indulgence, this memoir narrates a story that describes her mission to end exploitation in the world.

Mulayam Singh Yadav leaving Parliament on December 5, 2012.

Hinterland hero: The life and politics of Mulayam Singh Yadav (1939-2022)

He left an indelible mark by spearheading the arrival of OBCs on the political centre stage.

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