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100			_aRai, V.K.
245			_aIn search of a new balance: caste, region and community in Uttar Pradesh
260			_c1999
300			_ap.2400-408
362			_a21 Aug & 28 Sep
520			_aNotwithstanding 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
650			_aElections - India - Uttar Pradesh
650			_aElections
773			_aEconomic and Political Weekly
909			_a42050
999			_c42050 _d42050