(97) Lok Dal (76) National Lokhind Party (74) Lok Jan Shakti Party (72) Rashtriya Janata Dal (66) Shiv Sena (59) However, it is likely that some of these parties may have taken away votes from other groups; e.g., Udit Raj's Indian Justice Party has a good standing among Dalits who also constitute an important chunk of the BSP vote bank. Rainbow coalition A characteristic of the BSP win was the amalgamation of Brahmin votes into the Dalit dominated party, an approach that has been called the rainbow coalition. This is in contrast to the decades-old trend of exploiting deep-rooted caste divisions in the state between Dalits, Upper Castes, Muslims and different OBC groups, which tend to vote in blocks. Results by Constituencies This is the list of winners consolidated from the Election Commission of India party-wise results pages (ECI website). References External links Election Commission of India Information About Uttar Pradesh Elections 2007 Uttar Pradesh