2009 -- India Election -

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http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1249081

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Congress, BJP set to make a return in UP

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If voter management on polling day is good, they could increase their 2004 seat tally of nine  and 10, respectively. At the very least, their vote share will go up from pathetic levels of the 2007 assembly polls (8.6% and 16.9%, respectively), making them relevant again in this heartland state that sends 80 members to the Lok Sabha.

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Interesting voteshare %ages.

<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->According to Athar Siddiqi, a social activist in Lucknow, the Muslim vote could scatter. It could go to the BSP or Congress depending on the candidate. Or it could stay at home in sheer disillusionment at being used by political parties as a vote-bank.

Admitting that the latter could help the BJP in some constituencies, Siddiqi said Muslims are no longer seized by a sense of urgency to do tactical voting against the saffron party.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->