Lucknow, June 14 -- Despite a perception that Muslim voters have historically been indifferent to the Bharatiya Janata Party's politics, the ruling party is reaching out to Pasmanda Muslims ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. The party feels this segment of the community has directly benefited from welfare schemes like One District One Product (ODOP) and a flat electricity rate for power looms.

The focused outreach to Pasmanda Muslims in key pockets of Uttar Pradesh signals a strategic attempt to reshape minority voting patterns through welfare outreach and direct engagement, setting the stage for a keenly contested electoral battle in the country's most populous state.

Through its Minority Morcha and other frontal organ...