LUCKNOW, Sept. 26 -- Deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya's appointment as the BJP's co-in-charge of Bihar assembly elections is being considered significant in political circles of Uttar Pradesh as the strategic move is an attempt fight the so-called restlessness of OBCs in UP along side trying to send a strong message to extremely backward castes in Bihar.

With this prominence of Maurya, a seasoned politician with a strong grip on Uttar Pradesh politics, the party can hope to address these twin challenges.

Maurya, the BJP's most prominent backward face in Uttar Pradesh, has been entrusted with a crucial role in wooing the backward class and rural voters in Bihar in a major bet by his party.

Maurya, along with Union minister CR ...