The upper caste pressure in the BJP is mounting to make the leadership declare the name of the person who would lead the party in the UP assembly elections. Even though the party is counting heavily on its upper caste support base, it has refrained from naming its CM candidate. But now that the Congress has made the announcement and may go the whole hog to exploit the Shiela Dixit factor, BJP's upper caste CM hopefuls are keen that the leadership take on the Congress challenge and select one of them to consolidate its support base.
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Upper caste pressure mounting in BJP
By IndianMandarins - 2016-07-16 08:28:11
The upper caste pressure in the BJP is mounting to make the leadership declare the name of the person who would lead the party in the UP assembly elections. Even though the party is counting heavily on its upper caste support base, it has refrained from naming its CM candidate. But now that the Congress has made the announcement and may go the whole hog to exploit the Shiela Dixit factor, BJP's upper caste CM hopefuls are keen that the leadership take on the Congress challenge and select one of them to consolidate its support base.
