Lok Sabha polls: Women power to take on BJP’s might in Uttar Pradesh

While Mayawati, whose Bahujan Samaj Party was reduced to zero seats in 2014, is buoyed this time by her party’s tie up with Samajwadi Party, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s entry into active politics – with a special role in UP — and SP MP Dimple Yadav being given a ticket despite party chief and husband Akhilesh Yadav saying that she would not contest this time to end “pariwarvad” have added strong woman power in the Opposition ranks this time.