For the first time, the Bahujan Samaj Party has fielded a candidate in every Bengal constituency. State BSP president Manoj Hawlader said this is his 'party's attempt to get a toehold in the state so that the voice of the backward classes can be heard.' Observers believe the BSP's effort will eat into Trinamool Congress and Congress votes.
Asked to comment on the 'wind of change' people are talking about in Bengal, Hawlader is quick to reply: "Arre, what change? The real change will happen when India gets a prime minister from among the Dalits."
"We make such tall claims about our democracy, but why do we chicken out when one talks about Mayawati as the prime minister of India?" he asks rediff.com.
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