Babu Singh Kushwaha is counted among the big OBC leaders of Uttar Pradesh. He is originally a product of the Bahujan Samaj Party, having worked for the party and done politics for 27 years after coming in contact with BSP founder Kanshi Ram. Kushwaha was once counted among the close confidants of BSP supremo Mayawati. He was counted among the top leaders of BSP. But, after getting involved in many controversies, BSP expelled him from the party. Later he joined BJP but was expelled from here also.
After this, he founded his own party ‘Jan Adhikar Party’ in the year 2016. Babu Singh Kushwaha’s party contested in the 2022 UP Assembly but had to face defeat and the deposit was forfeited. But, the wheel of time turned and he joined the Samajwadi Party before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. In the Lok Sabha elections, Samajwadi Party gave him ticket from Jaunpur seat and he won and became MP.
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Discussions intensify in UP politics
Actually, discussions regarding Babu Singh Kushwaha have intensified in UP politics since few days. There is talk in the political circles that Kushwaha is bargaining with the two big parties of Uttar Pradesh, SP and BJP, with the help of his party Jan Adhikar Party and his vote bank. He is demanding maximum seats from Samajwadi Party and BJP in the upcoming 2027 assembly elections, so that his politics comes to the center of UP.
What does Kushwaha want from SP?
Babu Singh Kushwaha became MP from Jaunpur for the first time on Samajwadi Party ticket. For the last one week, there has been discussion that Kushwaha is demanding Rs 30 while being in alliance with SP. However, no such statement has come out from his side. His supporters are also continuously raising the issue on social media that Babu Singh Kushwaha will agree to SP alliance on 20 seats.
Apart from this theory, another discussion is going on that BJP has made its offer to Babu Singh Kushwaha. There is talk that BJP is offering 5 seats and one MLC seat to Kushwaha if he joins NDA. In such a situation, suddenly Babu Singh Kushwaha has started being discussed in the politics of UP. However, some people are seeing it as pressure politics by Kushwaha.
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On what basis is the demand for seats?
According to the current politics, Babu Singh Kushwaha has become essential for the politics of UP. He comes from OBC category but is non-Yadav. The number of voters of their caste is decisive during elections. He claims to represent OBC castes like Kushwaha, Saini and Shakya. These classes are going to play a big role in Akhilesh Yadav’s PDA (Backward-Dalit-Minority) strategy. Regarding this, Babu Singh Kushwaha has once said that ‘We can transfer votes, hence the share should also be accordingly.’
In such a situation, by winning from Jaunpur in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, he has strengthened his claim that he is not just a leader of a small party but a leader who gets votes. Kushwaha’s influence is believed to be especially in Jaunpur and Varanasi belt in Purvanchal, hence they are claiming those seats where they have caste and local hold.
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