05-11-2007, 05:33 PM
So, my 'prediction' was wrong! <!--emo&
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What is most surprising is Mayavati's decisive victory. No one quite saw that coming. It may actually be good for UP to have a single party govt rather than congress ruling by proxy under president's rule.
And as Rajesh pointed out, it appears that Brahmins voted as a block for Mayavati.
Very interesting implications for caste politics.
This will challenge the conventional wisdom that only groupings that vote as vote banks arre religious minorities or OBCs and dalits.
--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->What is most surprising is Mayavati's decisive victory. No one quite saw that coming. It may actually be good for UP to have a single party govt rather than congress ruling by proxy under president's rule.
And as Rajesh pointed out, it appears that Brahmins voted as a block for Mayavati.
Very interesting implications for caste politics.
This will challenge the conventional wisdom that only groupings that vote as vote banks arre religious minorities or OBCs and dalits.