Analysis: Mayawati and the Curious Case of `Lost Hunger for Power`
Thursday, 30 May 2024
"Tu hai ki nahi?" A popular song from a Bollywood movie flickers in my mind whenever I think of Mayawati—a stalwart Dalit leader who gave hope to millions of downtrodden people in India, but now seems disinterested and disenchanted with electoral politics, for no visible reason. This election, for instance, she ended her campaign a week before the final phase. This included the cancellation of scheduled rallies and programs. Some party members gave an unsettling explanation that "the campaign has been done wherever the party was hopeful of winning elections."
"Tu hai ki nahi?" A popular song from a Bollywood movie flickers in my mind whenever I think of Mayawati—a stalwart Dalit leader who gave hope to millions of downtrodden people in India, but now seems disinterested and disenchanted with electoral politics, for no visible reason. This election, for instance, she ended her campaign a week before the final phase. This included the cancellation of scheduled rallies and programs. Some party members gave an unsettling explanation that "the campaign has been done wherever the party was hopeful of winning elections."
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