All this talk about Dalit vote bank, Muslim vote bank is such bogus talks. The only one vote bank that exists and actually matters due to their lung powers, financial clout and huge nuisance value is 'upper' caste vote bank in this country which no party dares to defy. And that is why you will never find any govt taking any credible action against people like pramod muthalik, bal thakre, modi, advani, those accused of killing, raping dalits, muslims, christians etc and can see how govt just gives in to anti-reservation forces so easily without even a semblance of fighting it out.If majority of dalits vote for BSP in UP and Muslims against BJP, it is not vote bank politics but ideological commitment against the reality that they face daily.If u want to see how this vote bank works. Just take the example of BSP's brahmin candidates. why do they win?
They win because brahmin and other upper castes vote their castes unlike BSP's Dalit voters who vote for them despite candidates being upper castes, just becasue of the commitment they feel towards BSP.
On the other hand upper castes despite their deep aversion to BSP, still is ready to vote for their caste men and women even if they stand on BSP's ticket. This is what is casteism, this is what vote bank means. And the most funny thing is when political anylsts talk about 'casteism' in politics while talking about contemporary times. They conveniently forget the factional battles that used to happen between brahmins, thakurs and kayasth lobbies in UP and their impact on electoral fortunes in Up just 2 decades back. The only difference is now that these lobbies now have to confront a new reality - lower caste political assertion whereas earlier they were the only players fighting with each other to protect their political turfs and their caste interests.
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