00927pab a2200169 454500 180718b1999 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Rai, V.K. In search of a new balance: caste, region and community in Uttar Pradesh 1999 p.2400-408 21 Aug & 28 Sep Notwithstanding the fact that the BJP has spread into all regions of the state, there are structural limitations to its emergence as a broad-based dominant party on the lines of the Congress Party earlier. For one, the SP and the BSP which are well-established parties with strong social bases can pose an effective challenge, and for another, the rigid caste polarisation will prevent the BJP from gaining the support of the dalits and the backwards. - Reproduced Elections - India - Uttar Pradesh Elections Economic and Political Weekly 42050 42050 42050 0 0 0 0 IIPA IIPA 2018-07-19 Volume no: 34, Issue no: 34-35 AR42427 2018-07-19 2018-07-19 AR