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Uttar Pradesh has remained the centre of Indian politics since Independence. The state has produced nine prime ministers, from Jawaharlal Nehru to the incumbent Narendra Modi. Yet political centrality never translated into economic transformation for much of the state. For decades, every party that came to power in Uttar Pradesh found itself navigating layers of caste coalitions and social compulsions that shaped governance as much as elections. The result was uneven development, weak infrastructure and a state where large parts continued to lag behind, barring Lucknow and sections of western Uttar Pradesh that benefited from their proximity to Delhi. |
