Mahagathbandhan (Uttar Pradesh)

This article is about the political alliance in Indian state of Uttar Pradesh formed during the 2019 elections. For other such alliances with the same name, see Mahagathbandhan.

Mahagathbandhan
AbbreviationMGB
Founder
HeadquartersUttar Pradesh[1]
IdeologyBig tent
Factions:
Social equality[2]
Social justice[3]
Self-respect[4]
Social democracy[5]
Left-wing populism[6]
Social conservatism[7]
Communism[8]
Marxism-Leninism[9]
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The Mahagathbandhan (or Grand Alliance), or MGB,[10] or simply the Gathbandhan (Alliance),[11][12] was an anti-Congress,[13][14] anti-BJP,[15][16][17] Indian political alliance formed in the run-up to the 2019 general election under the leadership of two former Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav of the Samajwadi Party and Mayawati of the Bahujan Samaj Party, along with Ajit Singh's Rashtriya Lok Dal.

The Mahagathbandhan left 2 seats in Uttar Pradesh for Congress president Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia Gandhi to run in and Mayawati declared its support for the two.[18] The coalition alliance has brought together "two arch rivals" of the past, and have been campaigning at the grassroots level.[19]

Mahagathbandhan opposed BJP's Narendra Modi in the 2019 general elections.[20] According to the Business Standard, the Mahagathbandhan attempted to compete in the 2019 election using caste vote bank arithmetic.[10] The Mahagathbandhan alliance was projected as a "bulwark against a second term for BJP", but found little support among the voters and was "virtually swept away", according to The Tribune India.[21] In June 2019, Mayawati blamed the general elections defeat of the alliance on the weakness within the Samajwadi party, its failure to consolidate the backward caste votes. Mayawati ended the alliance. The Samajwadi Party confirmed the "undoing of the Mahagathbandhan", according to The Week.[22]

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  2. ^ "BSP stands for social equality". Deccan Herald. 11 February 2008. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Cong damaged cause of social justice: Mayawati". Hindustan Times. 10 April 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  4. ^ "A Chamar will be my successor: Mayawati". The Hindu. 28 August 2006. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  5. ^ Singh, Mahendra Prasad; Saxena, Rekha (2003). India at the Polls: Parliamentary Elections in the Federal Phase. Orient Blackswan. p. 78. ISBN 978-8-125-02328-9.
  6. ^ "Mulayam's son Prateek Yadav attracts eye balls during ride in Rs 5 crore Lamborghini". Zee News. ANI. 14 January 2017. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  7. ^ Vij, Shivam (5 June 2014). "Which political party has most clearly and consistently opposed women's rights?". Scroll.in. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  8. ^ Chakrabarty, Bidyut (2014). Communism in India: Events, Processes and Ideologies. Oxford University Press. p. 314. ISBN 978-0-199-97489-4.
  9. ^ "Brief History of CPI - CPI". Archived from the original on 9 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  10. ^ a b "BJP has numbers to crack MGB's caste code in UP's final round (IANS Special)". Business Standard India. IANS. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  11. ^ Verma, Lalmani (2 April 2019). "For UP gathbandhan, RLD is first off the block, SP-BSP yet to get going". The Indian Express. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  12. ^ "'SP-BSP-RLD thagbandhan won't cross double digits'". The Hindu. PTI. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  13. ^ Chaturvedi, Swati (1 May 2019). "Opinion: With Typical Arrogance, Congress Dents Opposition Unity Again". NDTV. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  14. ^ P, Shilpa (11 April 2019). "We can become kingmakers: BSP chief Mayawati eggs on party workers". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  15. ^ "BSP will play a role in 'balance of power' at Centre: Mayawati". The Hindu. 10 April 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  16. ^ "Since mahagathbandhan was formed, BJP lost sleep: Mayawati". Deccan Chronicle. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  17. ^ "India Elections: What To Expect Under Modi 2.0". Forbes. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  18. ^ "Lok Sabha elections 2019: Mahagathbandhan vote will go to Congress in Amethi, Rae Bareli: Mayawati". Hindustan Times. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  19. ^ "SP-BSP Gathbandhan: How effective is the alliance?". The Economic Times. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  20. ^ "Mahagathbandhan standing like a wall between Modi and his second term". The Economic Times. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  21. ^ Naim, Shahira (24 May 2019). "Mahagathbandhan fails to make it". Tribune. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  22. ^ Awasthi, Puja (5 June 2019). "Mahagathbandhan: Why SP is relieved Mayawati pulled plug on alliance". The Week. Retrieved 15 April 2022.