They have them-self opted for their fate..
Eastern UP has sent many BIGG( !!!) leaders to Union cabinet during Congress-UPA era, but got NOTHING from them..
An honest & realistic BHU Engr Shri Manoj Sinha almost turned the fate of this Dusty, Economically poor & armed Mafia zone into a progressive region...But probably the people ( Ghazipur Junta in particular ) didn't like the change !!!