Congress Challenges BSP: Rahul Gandhi Eyes Dalit Vote Bank in UP Ahead of Elections

• Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections are a year away, but political parties have intensified their strategies.
• Congress aims to regain its traditional Dalit vote bank, once considered its biggest strength.
• Rahul Gandhi attended a "Bahujan Samvad" program at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan, Lucknow, on Kanshi Ram's birth anniversary.
• The program raised issues of social justice and participation with Dalit and extremely backward communities.
• This initiative directly challenges Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party's traditional Dalit vote bank, potentially altering UP's political equation.