Chandigarh, May 25 -- Even as the Bahujan Samaj Party's (BSP) base is continuously shrinking in Punjab, the party, once considered a Dalit movement in Punjab, may prove to be a spoiler for at least three seats - Anandpur Sahib, Jalandhar and Hoshiarpur.

The mainstream political parties are keenly observing people's response for the BSP candidates in these three constituencies which have been Dalit hotbed, especially the Ravidassia community that dominates politics in the Doaba region.

Notably, Jalandhar and Hoshiarpur, both reserved for scheduled castes, cover the Doaba region whereas the Anandpur Sahib seat covers Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district of Dalit-hotbed Doaba, whose three assembly seats - Banga, Nawanshahr and Balachaur - h...