India's 5 Most Popular PM Candidates

Mayawati: The former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Mayawati is well known as the leader of Dalit’s and backward people. She has emerged as a strong contender for the PM post as she has a great grip in the state with most numbers of Lok Sabha seats. Over the past many years, she has been seriously weighing options of securing the prime ministerial mantle by exploiting her image of “Dalit ki Beti”.

Her strength, a solid Dalit support base in the electorally significant state, most loyal and totally transferable vote bank are something which any politician will envy. She has voiced her prime ministerial ambitions by asking party workers to ensure a "big victory" for it in this Lok Sabha election.

Mulayam Singh Yadav: Samajwadi Supremo, Mulayam Singh Yadav is also one of the strong contender to the PM’s throne. He has played a long innings in Indian politics. Singh has been the chief minister of Uttar pradesh, the country’s largest state, thrice with 22 MPs still in his camp. His son, Akhilesh Yadav, is running in UP the largest majority government ever formed.

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