UP 2027 elections: Mandir politics 2.0 takes centrestage

Vibha Sharma New Delhi, Nov 13 (UNI) Though the consecration-pran pratishtha-of the Ram Mandir in January 2024 appeared to have brought an end to decades of politics centered on the Ayodhya temple, the issue seems to be reemerging as a major flashpoint ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. The 'Mandir politics' 2.0 has brought the ruling BJP and opposition Samajwadi Party (SP), as well as a new player in the field-the Samajik Parivartan Morcha-in the political face-off for the 403-member Assembly. Incidentally, the construction of the "grand Ram temple" used to be a major poll plank of the…