The Congress celebration is trying to achieve out to the numerically vital Dalit voters via district degree Dalit chaupals and divisional degree conferences to speak about their points by additional pushing its ‘Save the Constitution’ marketing campaign.
The outreach, which was deliberate in a celebration assembly held this week, will embrace membership drives amongst Dalits throughout all 403 Meeting seats. Congress leaders added that the ‘Save the Constitution’ marketing campaign helped the grand previous celebration to make sizeable good points among the many social group within the Lok Sabha election. The celebration management added that additional strengthening the Dalit assist will enhance its prospects amid the Bahujan Samaj Occasion’s (BSP) eroding assist in Uttar Pradesh.
“We have planned of organising district level Dalit chaupals and divisional level conferences over issues concerning the community. The divisional level conferences are planned in Gorakhpur (Eastern U.P.), and three other places in eastern, central and western U.P. in the initial phase. The whole programme is planned under the vision of the Scheduled Caste department of the party,” Anil Yadav, U.P. Congress Normal Secretary, advised The Hindu.
He added, “We will also undertake special membership drive among the community and take initiatives across all the 403 Assembly seats in U.P.”
Congress celebration’s renewed push among the many Dalit neighborhood will observe up after its current spectacular Lok Sabha efficiency in U.P. the place it received six seats out of 17 contested beneath the Indian Nationwide Developmental Inclusive Alliance bloc. This was the celebration’s greatest efficiency for the reason that 2009 Lok Sabha election. The BSP acquired solely 9.39% of the votes in 2024 Lok Sabha election; this was the Dalit centric celebration’s poorest displaying for the reason that 1991 U.P. Legislative Meeting election. The Dalit neighborhood constitutes roughly 21% of the State’s inhabitants.
Many throughout the Congress imagine Dalits, who historically voted for the grand previous celebration, might return to celebration’s fold if devoted makes an attempt are made. The celebration misplaced this base of voters with the rise of BSP in U.P.’s political panorama. “Traditionally Dalit community has been our core support base. We are hopeful that our outreach will consolidate the goodwill within the community,” Mr. Yadav added.
