Snubbed by SP, UP Thakurs turn to BJP

The powerful Thakurs of Uttar Pradesh are deserting the Samajwadi Party and veering toward the Bharatiya Janata Party. This shift in 12% Thakur votes could spell doom for the already beleaguered SP and give an advantage to the BJP in the Lok Sabha elections. Though the percentage of Thakur population in the state is not much, the community wields considerable influence over lower castes in the rural interiors and can swing votes without much effort.

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