India, July 6 -- On June 25, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rejigged its organisation in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, seeking to strike a caste balance among non-Yadav backward groups, upper castes, including Brahmins, Rajputs, Banias, and Dalits. Yet the Brahmins remain disgruntled with the BJP over issues such as the amendments to University Grants Commission equity regulations, which have since been stayed.

The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has reminded Brahmins of its 2007 promise of proportionate representation in power months before the assembly elections are due in 2027. It has sought to make the most of the possibility of Brahmins exploring other options, although the BJP has remained their first choice.

The Samajwadi Party (S...