Mayawati sworn in as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.

kagashe · 05-13-2007

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 Wikipedia:

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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.

Extreme Coder · 05-15-2007

Couldn't really make much out of this article, but;
what are Thakurs and Brahmins?
and what is BSP?

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aneesh.mulye · 06-13-2007

I'm quite happy that she has had a clear mandate, because it makes her responsible for the welfare of all, instead of appealing to sectarian interests.

Rasczak · 06-13-2007

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Originally Posted by kagashe

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 Wikipedia:

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DCboI · 06-20-2007

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Originally Posted by aneesh.mulye

I'm quite happy that she has had a clear mandate, because it makes her responsible for the welfare of all, instead of appealing to sectarian interests.

I am skeptical about anyone getting absolute power( if that's what it means). Anyhow, I don't know how politics works in that part of the world.

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huh ?

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Extreme Coder ^_^; Join Date: May 2007 Location: Cairo,Egypt Posts: 1,203	Re: Mayawati sworn in as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. Couldn't really make much out of this article, but; what are Thakurs and Brahmins? and what is BSP? Extreme Coder

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aneesh.mulye Just getting started Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 6	Re: Mayawati sworn in as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. I'm quite happy that she has had a clear mandate, because it makes her responsible for the welfare of all, instead of appealing to sectarian interests.