Politics
Uttar Pradesh politics is dominated by the regional parties Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Samajwadi Party (SP), with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as the third major party. The Samajawadi Party occupies the current government headed by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.
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