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Baby-Behenji showdown? BJP may field Baby Rani Maurya against Mayawati in UP polls

YB WEB DESK. Dated: 9/27/2021 1:39:57 PM

Agra, Sep 26 The BJP could field former Uttarakhand governor Baby Rani Maurya against Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati in the highvoltage Uttar Pradesh assembly election. According to sources, the saffron party currently lacks a strong Dalit face to gain traction with women voters. And that is why, the party might field Baby Rani Maurya, a woman Dalit leader hailing from Agra. The BJP is viewing the Uttar Pradesh polls as a tri-cornered contest where it is up against the BSP and the Samajwadi Party (SP). Meanwhile, Mayawati's right-hand man Satish Mishra is leading from the front. The BJP is reportedly pinning its hopes on Baby Rani Maurya to counter Mayawati's influence and help the saffron party make inroads into the Dalit community.