Mayawati as Prime Ministerial candidate is surely a losing bet. Yesterday, media asked BJP leader Yashawant Sinha, "How do you see Mayawati as Prime Ministerial candidate for NDA ?" Sinha simply brushed it aside as a meaningless question. He reaffirmed that L.K. Advani is the only Prime ministerial candidate for NDA. There's no point in branding NDA's stand as मनुवादी mentality. Why couldn't the veteran Marxist leader A.B. Vardhan convince Congress & its allies to accept Mayawati as Prime Ministerial candidate for UPA ? The fact is : Not many Indians are keen on seeing dalit leader as Prime Minister of India. Congress won't accept BSP's support if Mayawati insists on becoming PM even for a short span of the next 9 months !
                That's the tragedy of dalit politics. Market driven economy has simply reduced the effectiveness of dalit unity. Just raise the issue of dalit-reservations in private organizations & see how market reacts to it. Mayawati type dalit leaders have simply become opprtunists. They are only safeguarding the interests of creamy dalit layer. If you are really interested in dalit welfare, then instead of insisting on dalit PM, insist on having a PM who will safeguard the interests of dalit community. But dalits, who have deviated a lot from Kanshiram, don't seem to have a competent leadership. This fact has been highlighted by their stand on "percentile scheme" for admissions in Maharashtra colleges.