BSP president Mayawati back to wooing Brahmins in a big way

LUCKNOW: The beleaguered BSP has decided to reach out to the Brahmin community in Uttar Pradesh to make up for the party's shrinking electoral base.

BSP president Mayawati has asked senior party leaders to launch a "Brahmin Jodo" campaign from 'Navratri' this month.

The party is holding meetings at all district levels with five top party leaders in every district working out the modalities of the campaign.

Brahmin leaders in the BSP have been asked to lead the campaign, irrespective of their seniority in the party.

The party general secretary Satish Chandra Mishra is managing the campaign at the state level. He has already held meetings with district leaders from all 75 districts of the state.

In eastern UP, the BSP plans to project former minister Ranganath Mishra and Bhishm Shankar Tiwari as the Brahmin leaders while central UP, the responsibility will be given to BSP MP RiteshPandey, former ministers Antu Mishra and NakulDubey.The party is frantically looking for a Brahmin face in western Uttar Pradesh since one of its senior most leaders, RamvirUpadhyay has moved towards the BJP. (IANS)

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