At a time when BJP was trying to play kamandal and mandal cards together to retain power in the state the resignations of backward leaders could pave the way for more ministers and MLAs to leave the party in coming days.

Swami Prasad Maurya who was labour minister with CM Yogi Adityanath made serious charge that dalits, backward, farmers and youth during last five years which caused him to quit.

Since Swami Prasad Maurya is considered to be a very influential backward leader with the presence of his caste Maurya with close relationship with caste like kushwaha and kashyaps caste in eastern UP districts of Prayagraj, Kaushambi, Sant Kabir Nagar and Sidharth Nagar he could damage BJP in more than 50 assembly constituencies.

Along with Swami Prasad Maurya the three other BJP MLAs are Brijesh Prajapati of Tindwari in Banda District, Roshan Lal Verma of Tilhar in Shahjehanpur and Vinay Shakya of Bidhuna also resigned from BJP.

Much significance is being attached to claim made by Swami Prasad Maurya that more ministers and MLS would quit BJP coming days.

The resignation of Swami Prasad Maurya and other backward MLAs is result of frustration in backward leaders in BJP who were feeling being marginalised by the BJP government headed by a thakur CM Yogi Adiyanath.

Although BJP made an attempt to play aggressive mandal card alongwith Kamandal in 2017 when tickets were given to people from backward castes and elections were contested under the leadership of state president Keshav Prasad Maurya who himself was a serious contender for the post of chief minister but all of a sudden the party high command opted for the face of aggressive Hindutva icon Yogi Adityanath who was Mahant of Gorakhpeeth in Gorakhpur and MP from there.

The backwards felt that not only their claim was ignored but also marginalised by a thakur CM.

Again during last expansion of central and state government BJP high command attempted to play mandal card by accommodating members of backward castes. So much so for the time the caste of all backward ministers were prominently highlighted.

But the communication gap of legislators with chief minister as well as party organisation and non-cooperation from the state bureaucracy led almost revolt like situation when more than 200 BJP legislators protested against their own government inside UP Assembly.

Similarly during the meeting of state executive of BJP a senior member raised the issue of apathy of the government and bureaucracy toward legislators and party workers. He also highlighted large scale corruption during BJP regime. His speech was welcomed by other members which created embarrassing situation for the party leadership and the government.

It seems ministers and party MLAs we're waiting for the announcement of the elections to come out of the party.

Since there is direct fight between BJP and Samajwadi Party so Swami Prasad Maurya and other MLAs immediately met former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav who announced that they would be welcomed.

Swami Prasad Maurya is five time MLA and has long experience in politics. He had had been state president of BSP and Leader of Opposition in UP Assembly.

The resignation of Swami Prasad Maurya shocked BJP leadership which got involved in damage control to get in touch with all party MLAs especially who were unhappy with party for being marginalised.

CPI national secretary Atul Anjaan said that the resignation of Swami Prasad Maurya would certainly dent backward politics of BJP just before elections. If Swami Prasad Maurya could manage more resignation of ministers and legislators then the entire exercise could become game changer in near future, claimed Atul Anjaan. (IPA Service)