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Who Will Muslim Voters Support in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election?

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Who Will Muslim Voters Support in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election?

The state’s Muslim voters are expected to back the party in the strongest position to defeat the BJP.

Who Will Muslim Voters Support in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election?

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul-Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi addressing an election rally in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, January 6, 2022.

Credit: Facebook/ Asaduddin Owaisi

In a few days, the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh will begin voting in a seven-phase election that will extend over a month. As the polls open, all eyes are on Uttar Pradesh’s Muslims.

Comprising roughly 19 percent of the state’s populations, Muslims play an influential role in elections, especially in constituencies where their numbers are high — as in western Uttar Pradesh, which will vote in the first phase on February 10.

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