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I am laughing my ass out, what a fucking embarrassment! Yogi should probably leave politics and open a monastery, or perhaps sell snake oil. I'm guessing that the "Ram rajya" was so unlivable that people felt the need to go back to "Goonda rajya" lololol.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Why did they lose tho?

I thought that UP would totally be behind them.
Like, aren't they favored a lot?
Or is it not being useful for the regular person?

Or is it some other caste/religion politics thing?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

A lot of people lost their home and place of work in Ayodhya due to this "Ram Rajya". That might be a big factor in deciding this result.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Okay, update - BJP has gained on SP by 2 - 36 vs 34. However, Congress has 6 seats, versus the RLD, which only has 2 seats, effectively putting the left coalition in lead.

The biggest reason is the migrant crisis during COVID, that was caused by the sudden declaration of lockdown.

Also, if you check the map, the northwestern part of UP is a Muslim area, so normally, it should lose - and yes, the BJP did lose some areas, but the results are still tipping in favour of the BJP. However, the anamoly over here is the eastern and central part of UP! Rahul Gandhi won Rae Bareli, and Kishori Lal won Amethi, defeating Dinesh Pratap Singh and Smriti Irani!

Usually, people in UP, especially in rural districts vote on the basis of caste. I'd assume that this has got to do with more Gen-Z folks voting, thereby tipping the scale in a weird, pseudo-random pattern?

[–] TheBat 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The biggest reason is the migrant crisis during COVID, that was caused by the sudden declaration of lockdown.

If that's true then how did BJPee win in 2022?🤔

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Fair point. Could it be because of expensive fuel and joblessness?