1. First, could you tell me a bit about your research interests? What is your relationship with UP politics?
2. I’m interested in getting as complete a picture possible of the politics and policies of the BSP and SP. So I’ve got some general questions and some more specific ones, which I would like to hear your thoughts on. First, some questions on ideology and mobilisation.
Do you think ideology plays any part in the BSP’s and SP’s mobilisation of voters, or are they purely about caste and identity?
3. The BSP traditionally presented itself as the party of the “Majority,” that is the 85 % that were not of the upper castes. Does the party still use such rhetoric?
4. From what I understand the BSP under Kanshi Ram had a strongly anti-brahmanistic rhetoric. With this in mind, how was the party able to win a large chunk of the Brahmin vote in the early 2000s?
5. How does mobilisation of castes in UP elections work out in practice? How explicit are the parties in appealing to caste identities?
6. The BSP governments of 1995, 1997 and 2002-03 were known as the “Dalit governments.” Was such terminology still in use during the BSP government of 2007-12?
7. Does either party have any significant links to strong economic and industrial interests?
Are there any major unions or other civil society organisations affiliated with either party?
8. Are vote banks and clientism still prevalent in UP? Have the lower-caste parties affected the prevalence of clientelism?
9. What are the main social and developmental policies of the current SP government?
10. I have read that under the SP government of 2003-07, Yadavs were recruited to the police in great numbers, leading to concerns of a Yadavisation of the police force. What was the extent of this process, was it reversed under the 2007-12 BSP government, and has it resumed under the current government?
11. Reports on development and economy in UP stresses the urgent need to improve the state’s roads and infrastructure. Have the BSP or the SP addressed this issue?
12. Has there been any significant anti-corruption measures under the recent BSP and SP governments?
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13. From what I have read the BSP’s organization is strongly centralised with no checks on the party leadership. Do you agree on this? For comparison, how is the SP organised?
14. Is there any significant opposition to Mayawati in the BSP, and to Mulayam Singh in the SP?
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