Part-2 

Before you read this blog further, I would suggest you to read the previous blog on the politics of UP.  Else you won't be able to grab anything mentioned here.  

NOTE: Gaining views is not my intention, it's just that the candlemonk algorithm was not allowing me to upload the entire blog. 

Let's get deep into this blog

Major Political Parties 

Since Independence, UP has witnessed tremendous changes in terms of Political entities. The 2022 Lok Sabha election in UP is going the be the battleground for all the Political powers for all those 80 Lok Sabha seats( 403 Legislative Assembly seats). Previously BJP has contested for seats 384 seats but as a result, BJP was successfully able to have 312 seats and managed to begin their tenure in Uttar Pradesh. On the other hand, Samajwadi Party has contested for all the 298 seats but as a result, they were only able to conquer 47 seats. Additionally, Bahujan Samaj Party has contested for all the 403 seats but only managed to get 19 seats. However, there are three major Political parties that have influenced Uttar Pradesh.

 - Samajwadi Party 

Originally, the Samajwadi Party was one of several parties that emerged when the Janata Dal (People's League) fragmented into several regional parties. The party was founded by Mulayam Singh Yadav in 1992. Created just months before the Babri Masjid demolition, the party is said to played a key role in preventing violence within the state following the event. [14] The Samajwadi Party is now led by the former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav after he was chosen the President by the National Convention held on 1 January 2017. The Samajwadi Party is primarily based in Uttar Pradesh State. It has contested Lok Sabha and State Assembly elections around the country, though its successes have been mainly in Uttar Pradesh. In the 2012 legislative assembly elections of Uttar Pradesh, SP registered a landslide victory with a clear majority in the House, thus enabling it to form the government in the state. This was expected to be the fifth term of Mulayam Singh Yadav as Chief Minister of state, but he surprised everyone by selecting his son, Akhilesh Yadav, to be the new chief minister (the youngest ever). It became official on 15 March. It was also the first time that SP was head of the UP government for a full term of 5 years.