Dalit Assertion and the Unfinished Democratic Revolution: The Bahujan Samaj Party in Uttar PradeshThe rise of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has been one of the most significant developments in the politics of Uttar Pradesh since the 1980s. This study is based upon extensive fieldwork in Western UP, government reports of the period when the party was in power, and interviews of dalit leaders both within and outside the party. |
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Dalit Consciousness and Movements in | 20 |
1 Electoral Results of the RPI in the UP Assembly | 77 |
2 Socioeconomic Background of BSP Members | 96 |
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