{"id":3001,"date":"2017-03-08T04:40:22","date_gmt":"2017-03-08T04:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nehadixit.in\/?p=3001"},"modified":"2023-09-08T09:12:36","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T09:12:36","slug":"the-mission-inside-mayawatis-battle-for-uttar-pradesh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nehadixit.in\/the-mission-inside-mayawatis-battle-for-uttar-pradesh\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mission: Inside Mayawati\u2019s battle for Uttar Pradesh"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In previous years, Mayawati\u2019s choice of residence had depended on her participation in politics: she generally remained in Uttar Pradesh when she was in power there, and when she was not, she shifted base to Delhi. In 2003, for instance, after resigning as chief minister when the BSP\u2019s alliance with the BJP collapsed, she shifted to the capital, where she tended to her ailing mentor, Kanshi Ram. After Kanshi Ram\u2019s death, in 2006, she returned to Lucknow to prepare for the 2007 assembly election. The BSP won, and Mayawati stayed in Lucknow for the next five years, as chief minister. After losing power in 2012, she shifted to Delhi again, where she has since served as a member of the Rajya Sabha. \u201cShe never sits as the leader of opposition in the UP Vidhan Sabha,\u201d a key party strategist told me. \u201cShe always comes back to the Rajya Sabha as an MP. If not administering UP, she\u2019d rather spend her time in national politics, now that Kanshi Ram is not there to handle that front.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n