Congress Launches UP Campaign To Woo Most Backward Castes, Promises 60% Representation In Party Posts

The Congress party has launched a focused campagn in Uttar Pradesh to mobilize the most backward castes (MBCs), marking its intent to challenge the ruling BJP’s hold over these voter blocs. The “Bhagidari Nyay Mahasammelan” held at the party’s Lucknow headquarters on Saturday became the launchpad for this outreach.

Anil Jayhind, national president of the Congress OBC department, declared that the party is committed to ensuring representation and justice based on population proportions. “Daily exploitation of backward classes, Dalits, Adivasis, and minorities stems from the rigid 50% cap on reservations and the absence of proportional representation in all constitutional institutions,” he said.

He demanded that national resources be shared based on demographic realities. Jayhind’s remarks also served as a direct challenge to the BJP, which he accused of perpetuating institutional exclusion of marginal communities. Congress in-charge for UP, Avinash Pandey, emphasized that 2025 is a year of organizational rebuilding, with a focus on social justice.

The party announced its commitment to allot over 60% of organizational posts to backward classes, Dalits, and minorities, citing this as the foundation of internal reform.

State Congress president and former minister Ajay Rai urged all communities to unite against economic inequality, caste discrimination, and communalism. “Only a protected and robust Constitution can safeguard everyone’s interests,” he said.

The event also served to energize the grassroots. Manoj Yadav, convener of the event and OBC department state head, announced plans to conduct similar conventions across villages to build a statewide social justice movement.

Congress leaders present included Aradhana Mishra ‘Mona’, Raj Bahadur, Masood Ahmad, and several regional organizers, reflecting a broad base of support for the initiative.

The party also held a parallel “Sangathan Srijan Abhiyan” meeting, where leadership from western UP districts were trained on forming five-tier committees from district to booth level, with an 18-point action plan for mobilization.