There is realisation in Samajwadi Party that with the decline of vote share of BSP in recent elections there is a scope for winning over scheduled castes and scheduled tribe voters. As a part of its strategy, Samajwadi Party inducted a large number of leaders and workers from BSP in the party and gave prominence in the organisation.

Samajwadi Party national President Akhilesh Yadav also constituted Baba Sahab Ambedkar Vahini which is holding workers training camps at village level under the banner of save Constitution program. Under these programs, villagers are informed as to how dalits and women were facing problems and there was need for having caste census for inclusive growth.

Akhilesh Yadav and his party raised the issue of caste census during budget session of UP Assembly. He has directed his party workers to spread the message all over the state that BJP is opposed to caste census which would affect the development of OBC and dalits.

Samajwadi Party is also willing to appropriate Kanshiram founder of Bahujan Samaj Party. In order to send message to BSP voters, Samajwadi Party national President Akhilesh Yadav is unveiling statue of Kanshiram at the college of senior party leader who had been in BSP Swami Prasad Maurya. Samajwadi Party has given call to followers of Mulayam Singh Yadav and Kashiram for social justice.

Significantly enough Samajwadi Party has also decided to celebrate Ambedkar Jayanti in a grand manner. Party leaders and workers have been directed to organise function in their area to remember the contribution of BR Ambedkar.

There is realisation in Samajwadi Party that with the support of OBC, Muslims and dalit it could challenge BJP in the local bodies elections scheduled next month and Mission 2024 for Lok Sabha. Samajwadi Party national President Akhilesh Yadav announced that party would contest local bodies polls with alliance partners.

On the other hand BSP national President Mayawati is busy in making dent in crucial muslim support of Samajwadi Party. Mayawati is repeatedly saying that combination of Muslims and her voters could defeat BJP in forthcoming polls for local bodies as well as in Lok Sabha too.

Mayawati charged Samajwadi Party to weaken BSP by trying to manipulate dalit voters in the name of Kanshi Ram. BSP national President Mayawati convened the meeting of party leaders and office-bearers to take the challenge of local bodies polls seriously and indentify good candidates to win the elections. (IPA Service)