LUCKNOW, July 30 -- With a view to countering Samajwadi Party's PDA (Picchda, Dalit and Alpshanyak) pitch, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has starting increasing the representation of Muslims, Other Backward Class (OBC) along with Dalit communities in the run-up to the 2027 UP assembly polls.

Recently, party's top leadership appointed two coordinators each in eight assembly constituencies of the state capital. Notably, nearly 50% of the coordinators appointed are from the Muslim community. And one Muslim each has been made coordinators in all eight assembly constituencies.

"The BSP's move to appoint Muslims to key positions in the party organisation is seen as an effort to increase the party's appeal to the Muslim vote bank and counter t...