UP Assembly Election 2017: Neither BJP, BSP nor SP have upper hand in this battle

With the Chief Election Commissioner announcing the dates for Assembly polls across five states in 2017, 11 March promises to be a momentous day in Indian politics. What emerges on that day – the day of the results – will largely determine who will stay in the race for 7 Race Course Road in 2019 and who gets to be the challenger.If the road to 2019 is paved through the ides of February and March, it is so because the dates involve elections in India’s largest state. Not to belittle the significance of Goa, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Manipur but it is hard to overstate the importance of Uttar Pradesh in setting the course of Indian politics.