Srinivas Goli, assistant professor at GIDS, adds the forceful campaign by the BJP to the list of factors that could have sent up voting figures in reserved constituencies.
"Aggressive campaign by the BJP around (its prime ministerial aspirant) Narendra Modi and counter aggressive campaigns by others have influenced voters," Goli told IANS.
R.K. Chaudhury, a BSP leader and Lok Sabha candidate from Mohanlalganj, told IANS: "The SC voter in reserved constituencies has united behind Behenji (BSP supremo Mayawati). This has also influenced the non-SC voter. Both have come and voted for the BSP."
