Mayawati’s decision to contest the election alone in Bihar Assembly Elections 2025 is bringing a big political storm. The hold of BSP on the Dalit vote bank may spoil the equations of both the grand alliance and the NDA.
Bihar election 2025 update: In the Bihar Assembly Elections 2025 Mahasangram, Mayawati’s decision that her party Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) will contest the election alone, can complicate the political equation of Bihar politics. Mayawati has announced from her official X account that the BSP will contest the 2025 Bihar assembly elections alone. The move will not only have a direct impact on the Dalit and backward vote bank, but both major political alliances will also stand new challenges for the NDA and the Grand Alliance.
Dalit vote bank net
The population of Dalits in Bihar is around 17 to 20 percent, including Ravidas, Paswan, Mahadalit and other backward castes. Till now this vote bank was divided between most of the Grand Alliance (RJD-Congress alliance) and NDA (BJP-JDU). But Mayawati’s BSP has made it clear that it will unite this vote bank in favor of her party. This can lead to a big change in the political map of Bihar because if the BSP is successful in changing this vote bank, then the entire political equation will get entangled.
Mayawati has handed over the special responsibility of programs and public meetings etc. for this election to the party’s national coordinator, young and active leader Akash Anand, Central Coordinator and Rajya Sabha MP Ramji Gautam and BSP Bihar State Unit, who are working on a strategy to divide the party organization into three zones of Bihar. Under this strategy, Dalit and backward votes will be firmly covered with region wise.
Big threat to grand alliance
This decision will prove to be the biggest shock for the Grand Alliance. A large part of Dalit voters, especially Ravidas Savarna and Paswan community, have been traditional supporters of Congress and RJD in India’s political scenario. By contesting the BSP alone elections, these voters can move towards BSP instead of the Grand Alliance, which can cause a drastic decline in their vote share. This may weaken the hold of India alliance in Seemanchal and Magadh region.
NDA challenge
Mayawati’s step is not completely risk -free for NDA. The Dalit vote bank under the leadership of Chirag Paswan and Jeetan Ram Manjhi is tremendous but the independent presence of BSP can pull the factions of EBC and Dalit votes. This will make many seats for the NDA to collide. It is clear from the experience of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections that even a small vote in the voting can affect the difference of victory.
Eclipse on the possibility of third front
In the last few months, there was a discussion that BSP, Prashant Kishore’s Jan Suraj Party and AIMIM can form a third front in Bihar, so that Dalits, backward and Muslim votes can be gathered together. But Mayawati made it clear that BSP would not be a part of any alliance. This means that the main contest of elections in Bihar will still be between the India alliance and the NDA and the possibility of the third front will end. But due to vote sharing, small parties can get indirect benefits, which will make the election results more unexpected.
The BSP’s election strategy is not only limited to vote cuts, but it aims to strengthen the party’s base between Dalits and backward classes and establish BSP as an effective player in Bihar politics. For this, the party has planned to strengthen the organization up to the booth level, communicate directly with voters and increase the focus on regional issues. The social structure of Bihar is complex, where the electoral impact of caste equation and regional identity deepens. Mayawati has developed a strategy according to the political needs of every region by dividing Bihar into three zones, which will strengthen the party’s grip among the public.