Lucknow, May 23 -- With an eye firmly set on Mission-2027, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has launched a statewide outreach program targeting Dalit communities across Uttar Pradesh.

Starting May 22, the party has initiated structured dialogues with Dalit intellectuals in all 98 organisational districts - a move designed to counter recent electoral setbacks and reclaim its hold over a key voter base.

According to senior BJP leaders, this initiative is being led by the party's Scheduled Caste (SC) Morcha and involves district-level party presidents personally engaging with at least five prominent Dalit intellectuals - ranging from professors, social workers and religious leaders to retired government officers.

"This is not a symbolic exe...