Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state of India. On Sunday, Mayawati was sworn in as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. Here is more about the election from
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In the 2007 Uttar Pradesh Elections, BSP under the leadership of Mayawati won 206 seats out of 402. Contrary to all the poll predictions, BSP won an absolute majority, the first such majority since 1991. In addition, the result has changed the nature of Indian politics. Against the backdrop of coalition politics, which is being experienced by many states of India in the 1990s and later, the mandate of UP in 2007 elections set the stage to form the government by the single largest party, BSP.
The most significant feature is that she attracted support from across India's complex caste spectrum. Brahmins, Thakurs, Muslims and OBCs voted for the first time for a Dalit party. The one common characteristic of this voters' coalition is that they constitute the dispossessed, left behind in the remarkable economic growth and development following India's post 1991 liberalization and deregulation reforms.
No surprises this time the slogan was, "HAATHI NAHIN GANESH HAIN, BRAHMA, VISHNU, MAHESH HAIN".
Mayawati was appointed chief minister of UP for the fourth time on 13 May 2007 with agenda mainly concerned with social justice through laws and other means for weaker sections, providing employment instead of distributing money to unemployed, and a larger perspective on economy of UP to develop it as UTTAM PRADESH.
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