LUCKNOW, March 12 -- With Dalits constituting about 20% of the voters in Uttar Pradesh, almost all major parties are vying to associate themselves with Kanshi Ram's political legacy in the run-up to the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly election.

The Dalit ideologue and Bahujan Samaj Party founder mobilised the marginalised and reshaped the state's social justice politics.

Across districts, posters bearing Kanshi Ram's image have appeared beside the flags of rival parties, each claiming to be the true inheritor of his vision and dream of Bahujan empowerment, ahead of his birth anniversary on March 15.

In the latest such outreach, Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, is scheduled to visit Lucknow on March 13 to attend the 'Sam...