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A very shocking and big news is coming out from the political corridors of Uttar Pradesh, which has suddenly raised the temperature of the politics of the state to a very high level. The activities of key leaders of allies in the NDA government have forced political analysts to think, and this time Suheldev has become the center of discussion, National President of Bharatiya Samaj Party (Subhashpa) and Cabinet Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar. Just after Nishad Party chief Dr. Sanjay Nishad met senior Samajwadi Party leader and Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Mata Prasad Pandey, now Om Prakash Rajbhar has also announced to meet and inquire about his health. After these developments happening within the ruling coalition in Uttar Pradesh, the market of speculations has become heated in the political circles, and people have started speculating whether the regional parties doing politics of backward people and Dalits of UP are trying to create a new equation in the coming times.
This entire political stir started when Nishad Party President and Yogi Government Minister Sanjay Nishad met senior Samajwadi Party leader Mata Prasad Pandey at his residence in Lucknow. This meeting had come at a time when after a famous massacre in Gonda, Sanjay Nishad had raised questions on the working style of the administration and had shown his attitude against his own government and sat on a strike. Although this meeting was described as a formal and courtesy call, in which the ill health of Mata Prasad Pandey was cited, but its political meaning is being extracted very deep. Sanjay Nishad has been vocal on the issues of reservation and political participation of his community for a long time now, and his sharp statements on several occasions have pointed towards internal conflicts within the NDA. In such a situation, his secret or open meeting with the leader of the opposition and one of the most prominent Brahmin faces of the opposition party has created a stir in the corridors of power.
After this step of Sanjay Nishad, now SubhaSP chief Om Prakash Rajbhar’s statement that he too will soon go to meet SP leader Mata Prasad Pandey, has brought a new twist in this whole story. Rajbhar, always known for his outspoken statements and political maneuvering, had recently taken a dig at Sanjay Nishad’s recent statements and said that no leader wants to board a sinking ship, but his own decision to meet a senior leader of the opposing camp is an indication that regional parties want to keep all possible options open to strengthen their political ground. Both Rajbhar and Sanjay Nishad are considered big leaders of backward, extremely backward and Dalit-exploited castes in the Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh, who have strong influence in many assembly constituencies of the state. Such political interactions before the elections show that regional parties are adept at playing pressure politics on their own terms and they want to further strengthen their hold within the government.
Political analysts believe that whenever a leader of a regional party in Uttar Pradesh meets a senior leader of the opposition, it cannot be limited to mere personal courtesy, because there is always a far-reaching political message hidden behind it. Mata Prasad Pandey is an experienced and respected leader of the Samajwadi Party who has a very strong hold on the political equations and caste mathematics of the state, and recently SP chief Akhilesh Yadav had also met him. In such a situation, two key associate ministers of NDA coming in contact with the top leadership of SP one after the other gives a clear message that they are putting strategic pressure on the government to get their demands met. However, it is too early to say whether these leaders are going to change sides or not, but these meetings have proved that only time will decide on which side the political camel of UP will sit and everyone is keeping a close eye on every small incident.
The politics of Uttar Pradesh has always revolved around caste equations and regional satrapies, where every small and big party keeps looking for new equations to save and enhance its existence. Be it the reservation issue of Nishad community or the fight for the rights of backward people, leaders like Om Prakash Rajbhar and Sanjay Nishad remain vocal among the public to give edge to their politics. These meetings with Mata Prasad Pandey may have created a stir in the administrative and political circles, but it is clear that there will be many more interesting turns in the politics of UP in the coming days. The public and workers of political parties are keeping an eye on whether this rapprochement is just a political move or whether it is going to prove to be the foundation of some new and big political upheaval in the upcoming elections of Uttar Pradesh.