A grassroots mutiny has erupted in Bulandshahr, where ten BJP booth presidents have stepped down together, furious over the University Grants Commission’s equity-focused overhaul of higher education policies.
The action on January 28, 2026, involves Khurja-based leaders from Murari Nagar Shakti Kendra: Vinay Kumar Gupta, Rajveer Singh, Purushottam Chauhan, Chandrashekhar Sharma, Neeraj Kumar, Praveen Radhav, Mukesh Kumar, Shivendra Chauhan, and Satendra Chauhan, covering booths 268 through 274.
Their scathing letter targets the UGC’s 2026 regulations, branding them as anti-savarna propaganda that recasts the community as villains. ‘Savarnas, BJP’s bedrock supporters, are outraged, crippling our campaign efforts,’ they wrote.
Calling for outright withdrawal, they threaten complete disengagement from booth operations. Viral on social media, the letter has ignited widespread debate.
Promulgated January 13, the norms require universities to institute committees, helplines, monitors, and complaint cells aimed at curbing discrimination against SC, ST, and OBC pupils. General category voices protest its asymmetry, warning of potential weaponization via bogus allegations sans upper-caste recourse.
Echoing statewide fury, BJP resignations dot Pilibhit, Saharanpur, Firozabad, Baghpat, Raebareli, and Lucknow maps. Savarna collectives rally in protest, petitioning the Supreme Court.
With Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan stressing constitutional fidelity and anti-misuse safeguards, the crisis spotlights fissures in BJP’s savarna alliance, posing strategic headaches for UP politics.