How influential are Brahmins in UP? Know everything from figures and numbers
The upcoming assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh are scheduled to be held in early 2027. Before this, the politics of the state has started taking a turn. The leaders are busy making a complete strategy to defeat the opposition party by playing political tricks. Meanwhile the castes also mobilization It has started happening, the leaders have started talking about their respective castes and talking about getting their rights accounted for. In this series, on Tuesday (23 December 2025), three BJP candidates were arrested in the capital of UP. a dozen More than 100 Brahmin MLAs held the meeting. this meeting kushinagar BJP MLA from Panchananda It took place at Pathak’s Lucknow residence. It is being told that about 40 Brahmin MLAs and Legislative Council members of BJP were present in the meeting.MLC) attended, in which most Bundelkhand And Purvanchal Were from. Not only this, Brahmin MLAs from other parties also came to participate in this meeting.
In this meeting of Brahmin MLAs, there was talk of increasing the unity of the society and also there was discussion on giving a clear message of unity. In the meeting, the issue of targeting the Brahmin community by political parties, their leaders and the government for some time was raised. Apart from this, there was discussion on society related incidents that happened in the past. Not only this, the issue of not getting proper representation and respect from the party organization to the government, despite there being a BJP government and Brahmins playing a big role in the success of the party, was also discussed.
The news has even come that other castes are more affected than Brahmins. attention being given. This meeting has shaken the politics of the entire state. BJP is giving clarification after clarification on this meeting of its Brahmin MLAs. Whereas the opposition socialist party yogi Adityanath She is alleging neglect of Brahmins in the government. In such a situation, let us know how politically effective the Brahmin community is in UP…
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Who attended the meeting?
attend this meeting people MLAs in Mirzapur MLA Ratnakar Mishra, Deoria Sadar MLA Moth Mani Tripathi, Rishi Tripathi, Premnarayan Pandey, Prakash DwivediRamesh MishraAnkur Raj Tiwari and Vinay Dwivedi, mlc Saket Mishra etc. were included. It is reported that in this meeting socialist Brahmin MLAs of the party also participated. Outside this meeting, a message is being sent among the public that if the MLAs from party and opposition support him in the upcoming elections, then he will talk about the rights of the Brahmin community.
Brahmin population in UP
Actually, there have been many discussions on the Brahmin population in UP, but no Dorai It is not known that the largest Brahmin population of the country is in the largest state, Uttar Pradesh. The claim may be inflated proportionately. But Jatav And after Yadav population the third largest population is Brahmin. media reports If we believe that the population of Brahmins in UP is 10 to 12 percent, but if we look at the last caste census of 1931, then the present condition of the society is estimate The population is 5-6 percent.
The effect of doubling the population can also be said because in a state where there are pilgrimage sites like Ayodhya, Mathura, Kashi and Kumbh places like Prayagraj. Mahakumbh The cultural and social interference of Brahmins will be visible there on a large scale. And if politics takes place in this social environment, its impact is clearly visible.
matter of rights and shares
In the beginning, Congress had a monopoly by making most of the Chief Ministers Brahmins, but now with the change in politics with time, the monopoly has ended. In fact, the largest section in terms of population in the country and Uttar Pradesh is the OBC category. All OBC castes come in this category. This OBC category remains the key to the success of BJP in UP and the country. The saffron party knows the political power of the OBC class, that is why BJP is giving it to this class, whether it is making them the Chief Minister, making them ministers in the government or giving them stake in the commissions.
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Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP is making the party strategy keeping the OBC category in mind. BJP is fielding whole heartedly in ticket distribution in the elections and OBC leaders are making their presence felt in the Assemblies and Parliament. Yuri The Brahmin caste which was once a voter of Congress, has since become a voter of Bahujan Samaj Party and socialist remained with the party but at present the Brahmin community is completely for BJP. loyal Is.
BJP’s strict message to MLAs
But, this meeting of BJP MLAs held in Lucknow has become a thorn in the neck for BJP. Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya Since then, State President Pankaj Chaudhary has issued a statement and given clarification on the Brahmin MLA Bhoj issue. State President Pankaj Chaudhary is very angry with this meeting. He issued a strong message on Friday saying,People’s representative Don’t become a victim of negative politics, BJP does not do family and class specific politics. He said that any such activity is not in accordance with the tradition of BJP. Also said that all MLAs should be cautious, such cases send a wrong message.
Pankaj Choudhary told the Brahmin MLAs that if such cases are repeated in future, it will be considered as indiscipline.
SP to the Brahmins offer
Meanwhile, meanwhile SP national of General Secretary Shivpal Yadav invites BJP MLAs to join his party offer Have given. Shivpal Yadav announced that socialist Brahmin community will be given due respect in the party. He alleged that people of BJP divide on the basis of casteism. If Brahmin MLA is angry with BJP SP Come in, you will get full respect.
What is the strength of Brahmin caste in UP?
Brahmins are the third largest population in Uttar Pradesh in terms of population. About 110 assembly constituencies. seats Have influence on. These are the seats where Brahmin voters are considered decisively dominant. This seats But Brahmin vote bank decides victory and defeat. This means that this society is a small part of the total voters. percent may be but many seats Strong attendance and turnout at pattern Can affect the outcome of victory.
for political parties Strategic Importance
Brahmin votes matter a lot for BJP. Brahmin voters have overwhelmingly trusted the BJP for a long time, especially in elections like 2014, 2017, 2019, 2022 and 2024. According to this, BJP had got more than 72% to 82% votes of Brahmins in these elections. That’s why BJP Brahmin vote bank for Strategic It is very special in that respect. it voteback It becomes more special especially in the districts where the number of Brahmins is above 15 percent. Looking at the latest developments, the second largest party of UP SP It is attracting the Brahmin community because this community is going to play an important role in the 2027 elections.
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