In which I go to Phulpur, once famous as Nehru’s seat, and do walk-the-talk with village-level workers of the four main political parties in Uttar Pradesh. Here.

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From Kafila archives:

• February 2012: मायावती जी के मुख्यमंत्रित्व काल का एक संक्षिप्त विवरण: राम कुमार
• February 2012: An Election in Sarvajan Samaj
• February 2012: The untold stories of a political process
• December 2010: History in Stone and Metal
• May 2009: UP’s Dalits remind Mayawati – Democracy is a Beautiful Thing
• May 2009: Rahul Gandhi and the Dalit votebank in Uttar Pradesh
• June 2007: The meaning of Mayawati for the Dalit movement: Chittibabu Padavala
• May 2007: Why Hindol Sengupta Needn’t Fear Mayawati

See also:

• September 2007: On the first three months of Mayawati’s government
• March 2007: The Elephant Paradox
• March 2007: On the BSP’s silence on atrocities against Dalits
• March 2007: In Praise of Idol Worship
• April 2007: Behenji’s Brahmin Gamble
• April 2009: The Edifice Complex