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INDIA alliance will fracture before 2027 UP polls: Rajbhar
Om Prakash Rajbhar, president of the SBSP and a cabinet minister, said the opposition INDIA alliance exists only in photo-ops and lacks ground-level coordination. He predicted the NDA would sweep Uttar Pradesh and warned the INDIA alliance would fracture before the 2027 UP Assembly elections, targeting SP and BSP for using the OBC community for political gains. He also claimed Modi-era welfare schemes have benefited the OBCs and asserted SBSP enjoys strong OBC support in eastern Uttar Pradesh.
Why It Matters
The remarks highlight potential realignments in UP politics and reflect BJP's narrative on opposition unity ahead of crucial elections, with SBSP positioning itself as an OBC-focused actor in eastern UP.
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Rajbhar's remarks after SBSP workers' conference in Sant Kabir Nagar
April 25, 2026
Om Prakash Rajbhar, president of the Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) and a cabinet minister, told reporters after a party workers' conference in Sant Kabir Nagar district that the opposition INDIA alliance exists only in photo-ops and lacks ground-level coordination. He predicted the NDA would sweep all seats in Uttar Pradesh and said the INDIA alliance would fracture before the 2027 UP Assembly elections, singling out the SP and BSP for allegedly using the OBC community for political gains. Rajbhar asserted that under Prime Minister Narendra Modi the OBC community has benefited from various welfare schemes and claimed SBSP commands strong support among the OBCs in eastern Uttar Pradesh.