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The objective of the blueprint is to strengthen the party’s political foothills and include retired bureaucrats in their political machinery from backward, Dalits, and minority communities, which are to strengthen the initial candidates declarations and booth-level network.
The party aims to make farmers’ crisis, labor rights and youth employment central subjects for their campaign for 2027 elections. (PTI)
The Samajwadi Party (SP), which has established its eyes on the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, has unveiled its ‘2027 Formula’ – to strengthen its political foothills and include retired bureaucrats from the back, Dalit, and minority (PDA) The purpose is the purpose of a corrected strategy. The community in its political machinery.
Along with this, SP’s strategy includes early candidates declarations, strengthening the booth-level network, and using social media to use it as a tool to do the direct election issues directly from people using social media.
BJP’s dominance in Milkipur Bipol
A new strategy was revealed in the recent party meeting, where recently the reasons behind the party’s poor performance in the up assembly Bipol were discussed.
In the Milkipur Assembly by -election, the BJP won a win by scoring a margin of 61,710 votes. BJP candidate Chandrabhanu Paswan maintained a stable lead since the initial count, which widened only as the progress of the day. The by -election was required after SP MLA Awadhesh Prasad of Milkipur, in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the Ayodhya (Faizabad) parliamentary seat was elected as an MP, which made the assembly seat vacant.
Originally prescribed for November, Bipol faced legal challenges when BJP leader Gorakhnath filed a petition in the High Court, which challenged Prasad’s nomination. However, he later withdrew the petition clearing the way of the election.
Political observers defined BJP’s victory as a development formula on the victory of Hindutva and the strategy of SP’s Pichda Dalit Alpashanki (PDA), which failed to resonate with the public. The victory of the BJP in Milkipur was seen as a reaction to its loss in Faizabad Lok Sabha seat, bringing the BJP and its allies Bipol Tally to 8 out of 10, while SP was brought up to 8 out of 10, while the SP only two seats Had managed to secure. ,
Strengthen booth-tier organization
In the introspection meeting, the SP identified one of its greatest weaknesses: relatively weak booth-level organization compared to BJP. The party is now focused on improving it by creating a strong network of booth-level officials and workers across the state.
“We realized during the by-elections that we were not strong at the ground level as BJP. Now, we are focusing on strengthening our appearance in every booth, “an SP internal source said.
Preliminary candidate selection for better outreach
Unlike the previous elections, where the SP had made a relatively late announcement to its candidates, the party is now planning to announce candidates about 18 months before the election. This strategic step will give candidates enough time to make an impact in their respective constituencies.
A strategist of the party said, “The initial announcement of the candidates will help them to join the voters, strengthen the party’s presence and compete BJP’s outreach programs.”
District party presidents and candidates will be assigned to form booth-tier team and gather support in their constituencies, ensuring that the candidates are well prepared with an organizational structure until the outlook of elections.
Attaching retired bureaucrats to strategic input
Samajwadi Party is also looking at the expertise of retired bureaucrats including former IAS, IP and Election Commission officials. Akhilesh Yadav recently discussed with former Chief Election Commissioner SY Qureshi, with the intention of involving experts in shaping his election strategy to the SP’s intention. More retired authorities are expected to join the advisory panel to help SP counter BJP to help in the well -structured electoral machinery.
“We are seeking expert advice about election management, governance policies and campaign schemes. His inputs will be important for the upcoming fight, “said a senior SP officer.
Public engagement and policy planning
To ensure that its manifesto resonates with the people, the SP has planned to take public opinion on major issues through social media campaigns and outreach programs. The party believes that ground level concerns should shape their election agenda.
A senior leader said, “We want to raise issues that matter to the common people – Fauron, laborers and youth. Our policies will be directed to what is the demand of the public. ,
Inner sources in the party said that in the 2027 assembly elections, the party intends to highlight the alleged atrocities against backward classes, Dalits and minorities under BJP rule. The party believes that the PDA alliance, which played an important role in the 2024 elections, can again be mobilized to prevent BJP from returning to power.
“The BJP government has systematically targeted the PDA communities. Our fight is to ensure their rights and representation, “said SP spokesperson Manoj Yadav.
Farmers, laborers and youth unemployment
The party aims to make farmers crisis, labor rights and youth employment central subjects a central subject of their campaign. The SP argues that the BJP’s economic policies have worsened the situation for these groups, and the intention to combat it by proposing welfare-oriented solutions, the inner source of a party said.
Small parties compete with vote divisions
SP is particularlyware of small parties like AIMIM and Azad Samaj Party, which can divide anti -BJP votes. The party is working to combat regional Muslim and Dalit leaders to combat the influence of these parties and ensure that votes are integrated in favor of SP.
“We will not allow the BJP not to benefit from the vote division. Our outreach programs will educate people how to damage the opposition opportunities by dividing votes, “said SP spokesperson Amik.
To personally oversee preparations with Akhilesh Yadav, the party hopes to avoid previous mistakes and mount a malignant challenge in the upcoming elections.
