The clear victory for the BSP and Mayawati, the head of the party that supports the United Progressive Alliance government from the outside in Parliament, %u201Cwill further erode the authority of the Congress, which has been on a losing streak,%u201D says Pratap Bhanu Mehta, head of the Centre for Policy Research, a think tank. Analysts pointed out that even as the BSP will help keep the Congress-led coalition in power, a more assertive BSP could spell trouble.
