"You're Free From Any Political Bond": Uma Bharti To BJP's Core Vote Bank
NDTV
Uma Bharti, long sidelined by the BJP leadership, was addressing a gathering of Lodhi community, which wields considerable influence in Madhya Pradesh
Senior BJP leader Uma Bharti has sparked a buzz in political circles after she told a community, a core BJP vote bank in Madhya Pradesh, that they should "look around" and decide which party to vote for.
The former chief minister, long sidelined by the BJP leadership, was addressing a gathering of Lodhi community, an OBC caste group that wields considerable political influence in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. Ms Bharti belongs to the same community.
At the event in Bhopal, a video of which has now gone viral, Ms Bharti said, "I will come on the stage of my party, I will ask for the votes of the people, I never say that you are Lodhi, you vote for BJP. I tell everyone to vote for BJP as I am a loyal soldier of my party. I would not expect from you) that you will be a loyal soldier of the party."
