From the archive record
The fractured mandate in Uttar Pradesh and the inability of the political parties to come up with the majority has meant that the political deadlock in the state continued. But behind the scenes efforts by major political parties to form a government also went along simultaneously. The focus for most of the time was on the Bahujan Samaj Party. While its leaders refused to speak on camera, Miss Mayawati's resignation from the Rajya Sabha last week was interpreted by many political commentators as a signal by the BSP supremo Kanshi Ram would only settle for Mayawati as the chief minister of UP. This footage is part of the broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The collection comprises of 150, 000+ hours of high qu