'Abandoning Alliances, a Fatal Mistake by Congress'

Will Congress be able to shift the upper caste vote by entering UP without supporting coalitions that look like natural alliances?

Newsclick will be tracking the 2019 general elections closely with Seema Mustafa, Senior Journalist & Political Commentator The Citizen, and Prabir Purkayastha, Newsclick in our new series: Mapping Elections. In today's episode, we take a close look at what's brewing in Uttar Pradesh. Will Congress be able to shift the upper caste vote by entering UP without supporting coalitions that look like natural alliances? What is the strategy of Congress in times when the BJP is working hard to keep alliances? Congress seem to be happy to keep out of any alliance. Why?