It was Reverse Consolidation of Votes That Helped BJP Cut Through SP-BSP's Caste Arithmetic in UP

An analysis shows that SP-BSP alliance won only those seats in Uttar Pradesh where the population of their core voters—Muslims and Scheduled Castes—together cross the mark of 50 per cent or more.

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