Archive · 5 Oct 2026
UP Parties Shape Campaigns Ahead of 2027 Assembly Elections
Uttar Pradesh is preparing for Assembly elections in 2027.
The article says the BJP is highlighting disputes involving a mosque in Sambhal and a university in Rampur.
Both matters have legal cases still underway.
The Samajwadi Party wants to attract voters beyond the groups that have traditionally supported it.
It plans meetings with non-Yadav OBC and Scheduled Caste communities.
The party is also giving a larger role to Rampur MP Mohibbullah Nadvi.
Congress is trying to rebuild its support in the region.
The article says the Bahujan Samaj Party is doing fewer public activities there than before.
The parties are pursuing different ways to attract voters.
The article says the BJP is emphasizing disputes over Sambhal’s Shahi Jama Masjid and Rampur’s Maulana Ali Jauhar University in its Uttar Pradesh campaign.
The mosque dispute is pending in court; a separate case concerns demolition notices for 38 of the university’s 40 buildings.
The Samajwadi Party says it plans meetings to reach non-Yadav OBC and Scheduled Caste voters beyond its traditional base.
The SP is also elevating Rampur MP Mohibbullah Nadvi, while local party figures say his recent recruitments were made without their consent.
Congress is seeking to rebuild in western Uttar Pradesh, while the article describes Mayawati’s BSP as largely inactive there.
- Who
- The BJP, Samajwadi Party, Congress and Bahujan Samaj Party, along with leaders and voters in western Uttar Pradesh.
- What
- Political parties are positioning themselves and seeking voter support ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls.
- When
- Ahead of the 2027 Assembly polls; the article also refers to a planned Scheduled Caste rally on November 15, without specifying the year.
- Where
- Uttar Pradesh, particularly the western districts of Sambhal, Rampur, Moradabad, Amroha, Bijnor and Agra.
- Why
- The parties are seeking to strengthen or broaden their voter support ahead of the Assembly elections.
Critics of the BJP campaign
BJP campaign framing
Mosque and university disputes
Critics of the BJP campaign
SP leaders and other critics quoted in the article say the BJP is using communal issues and the university dispute to influence voters; the university officer alleges the government is seeking to portray Muslims as harassed.
BJP campaign framing
The article describes the BJP as presenting the mosque and university as anti-Hindu symbols; it does not include a direct BJP response to the allegations.
Political strategy in western Uttar Pradesh
Critics of the BJP campaign
SP leaders say the BJP’s communal messaging has stagnated and that voters have recognized what they describe as false Hindutva politics.
BJP campaign framing
BJP campaigners quoted in the report argue for Hindu unity, while the article characterizes the party’s emphasis on communal issues as a long-used election formula.
- Election
- Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls in 2027
- North Rohilkhand districts
- Moradabad, Rampur, Sambhal, Amroha and Bijnor
- Assembly seats
- The five districts have five Assembly seats each, 25 in total.
- BJP seats in 2022
- The BJP won two seats in each of the five districts, according to the article.
- University notice
- The Rampur Development Authority threatened demolition of 38 of Maulana Ali Jauhar University’s 40 structures; the case is pending before the divisional commissioner.
- Mosque case
- The claim that the Shahi Jama Masjid was built over a Shiva temple is pending in court.
- SP outreach
- The party plans meetings over four months to mobilize non-Yadav OBC and Scheduled Caste voters.