SP hoping to expand its voter-base with PDA outreach

With Samajwadi Party leadership echoing its PDA (Pichda, Dalit, Adivasi) narrative.

- Badar BaShir

 

The party, according to leaders, is hoping to break away a chunk of backward classes from the Bharatiya Janata Party’s voter base in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, with Dalits being an important target electorate.

Samajwadi Party spokesperson Kirti Nidhi Pandey told The Sunday Guardian, “This is the first time that we have our focus on PDA (Pichda Dalit Adivasi) and based on that we have fielded PDA candidates on maximum seats. Moreover, in all of Purvanchal, we have created a political web against the BJP’s communal strategy, and we are fully hopeful that we will be successful in our pursuit. Also, this is the first time that we have fielded Scheduled Caste candidates on general category seats as well. There are 3 such general category seats where we have fielded Scheduled Caste candidates.”