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The 'battle of the ballots' in Uttar Pradesh is, again likely to be settled through an interplay of polarisation and counter-polarisation of votes. Major political parties and alliances' high and uncanny claims of securing comfortable majority in the Assembly polls is unlikely to make much difference.
Even as all parties are claiming to be seeking votes on the issue of development, the dynamics of caste, religion and community are radically intertwined in their political messages and electoral strategies.
The major political parties and alliance -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Samajwadi Party-Congress -- have all been
