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As India’s most populous state, Uttar Pradesh (UP) has the highest number of assembly seats in the country–404–and one-fourth of all unrecognised political parties (1,786) in the country (a party can be registered but unrecognised). Among its 474 unrecognised political parties are sundry small outfits vying for seats against the bigwigs–the Bharatiya Janata Party, Samajwadi Party, Congress and Bahujan Samaj Party.
Who are the people behind these parties, and what drives them to fight Leviathan battles they are certain to lose?
An analysis of political parties’ annual returns, and IndiaSpend’s interviews with
