Lucknow, June 20 -- With the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) looking to bounce back from its 2024 Lok Sabha election setback in Uttar Pradesh by regaining the support of Pasi and Paswan voters in the run-up to the 2027 assembly polls, the Lok Janshkati Party (Ram Vilas) led by Union minister for food processing industries Chirag Paswan is fine-tuning the P3 (Pasi-Paswan- Pandit) formula to expand its support base in the state.

In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, the shift of Pasi and Paswan votes to the SP-Congress alliance led to the NDA's defeat in several constituencies in Central and East UP, including Mohanlalganj, Dhaurhara, Sitapur, Kheri, Kaushambi, Pratapgarh, Sultanpur, Ambedkar Nagar, Faizabad and Shravasti.

The LJP (Ram Vilas...