Your Weekly Fix Podcast: Have Mandal parties been marginalised by the BJP? Post poll data from Uttar Pradesh shows that while the BJP consolidated its upper caste base, the party saw an increase of 4% vote share among other OBCs. Smitha Nair Mar 18, 2022 · 07:30 am Play Writer and host: Smitha Nair | Audio producer: Sujit Lad | Graphics designer: Rubin D'Souza | Image Courtesy: Akhilesh Yadav/Yogi Adityanath/Twitter We welcome your comments at letters@scroll.in. Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath Akhilesh Yadav Mandal