Muslim voters in Uttar Pradesh (UP) are in a dilemma. In their quest to protect their identity and yet have a say in the way UP is going to be governed, the choice before them is to vote for the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), which is contesting 100 seats in UP out of the 403 going to the polls; or stick to traditional parties like the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD), which might not be espousing the cause of minorities that loudly any more, but are better placed at defeating the primary enemy: the Bharatiya