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Maurya, Rajnath or Sinha? Speculation rife on BJP's choice for Uttar Pradesh CM

The rise of Keshav Prasad Maurya, from the backward caste of Mauryas, has raised questions

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Radhika Ramaseshan

Last Updated : Mar 11 2017 | 1:19 PM IST

Speculations have intensified on who will be Uttar Pradesh's chief minister. A top Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) source told the Business Standard that caste might not be the primary determinant in zeroing in on a name. "There's a lot of talk on the backward castes' consolidation in our favour. But our social engineering has ceased from today after the results have started coming," the leader said.

The debate over whether the BJP's Uttar Pradesh (UP) top job would go to a backward or an upper caste candidate gained currency when the central leaders chose Keshav Prasad Maurya, from the backward

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