There is every possibility of ticket being cut for many sitting MLAs of Samajwadi Party, the ticket will have to pass this litmus test!

These days in the politics of Uttar Pradesh, everyone’s eyes are fixed on Samajwadi Party. After a brilliant performance in the Lok Sabha elections, now Akhilesh Yadav has started preparing for the next mission i.e. UP Assembly elections. At present, the biggest brainstorming is going on within the party regarding who should be given ticket in the upcoming elections and who should not. According to the news coming from the political corridors of Lucknow, it is not going to be so easy to get SP ticket this time. Akhilesh Yadav has made it clear that the matter will not be resolved merely on the basis of being an old face or advocating for a big leader.

Actually, Samajwadi Party is working on a very surprising strategy this time. Inside sources say that the party has set some strict criteria for distributing tickets, only after crossing which the name of a candidate will be approved. Before entering the electoral battle, Akhilesh wants to be completely sure about how strong each of his candidates is on the ground. Let us understand what ordeals the leaders will have to go through to get the Samajwadi Party ticket this time.

Winning and durable candidate: SP’s new mantra

This time, the biggest factor that is going to work in ticket distribution is the candidate being ‘winnable’ and ‘durable’. A senior leader of the party said in an informal conversation that it has happened many times in the past when MLAs change sides after winning the elections, which causes loss to the party. Therefore, Akhilesh Yadav is now giving preference to such faces whose loyalty towards the party is unwavering and who do not leave the cycle even in adverse circumstances. Along with this, the candidate’s hold on the area and his clean image are being kept at the top. The leader who is most popular among the public will have the upper hand.

Ground test and social engineering of the PDA formula

The success that Samajwadi Party has achieved in the last elections on the basis of ‘PDA’ i.e. Backward, Dalit and Minority formula, does not want to be weakened at any cost. This is the reason why it will be very important to fit into this equation of social engineering to get the Samajwadi Party ticket. Instead of relying only on Yadav or Muslim dominated seats, the party is now bringing forward those faces from non-Yadav OBC and Dalit community, who have the power to shift the vote bank on their own. According to sources, the caste composition of every assembly constituency is being studied closely so that the fort of the opposition parties can be demolished through proper social engineering.

Secret survey and intelligence report will decide the future

According to murmurs within the party, Akhilesh Yadav has not relied solely on the report of the local organization for the distribution of tickets. It is being told that a grassroots level secret survey is being conducted in every assembly seat through an external professional agency. In this survey, direct feedback is being taken from the public as to which leader is most popular in their area and whose work has been the best. According to the local people, the public is not completely happy with the work of many sitting MLAs of the party, hence, based on the survey report, there is every possibility that the tickets of many sitting MLAs will be cut this time.

Overall, the Samajwadi Party seems to be in no mood for any kind of risk this time. Akhilesh Yadav’s entire focus is on ensuring that only those who are the first choice of the people at the grassroots level come forward in the ticket race. While this new and tough strategy of the party has increased the heartbeats of many old veterans, it has also awakened a new hope among the young workers working hard on the ground.