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'''Saini''' is an Indian surname, used by various communities in North India. In [[Uttar Pradesh]], it is used by people of [[Kushwaha]] or the [[Koeri]] caste.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/web-edits/swami-prasad-maurya-joins-bjp-induction-bsp-mayawati-2961718/|title=Swami Prasad Maurya: Asset to BJP, especially in SP strongholds|website=Indian express|accessdate=24 August 2023|archive-date=25 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170325053305/http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/web-edits/swami-prasad-maurya-joins-bjp-induction-bsp-mayawati-2961718/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/latest-news/eye-on-obcs-mayawati-appoints-maurya-as-bsps-national-gen-secy/|website=Indian express|accessdate=24 August 2023|title=Eye on OBCs,Mayawati appoints Maurya as BSP’s national gen secy|archive-date=24 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230724142339/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/latest-news/eye-on-obcs-mayawati-appoints-maurya-as-bsps-national-gen-secy/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bjp-bets-big-on-non-yadav-obcs-in-up-assembly-polls/articleshow/56767069.cms|title=BJP bets big on non-Yadav OBCs in UP Assembly polls|website=Economic Times|accessdate=24 August 2023|archive-date=28 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428103629/https://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bjp-bets-big-on-non-yadav-obcs-in-up-assembly-polls/articleshow/56767069.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>{{efn|Maurya belongs to the biggest caste group among OBCs after Yadavs and Kurmis. Known by the surnames Kachhi, Maurya, Kushwaha, Saini and Shakya, this group is present in most assembly seats from east to west UP. Maurya had been strategically groomed by the BSP to attract these votes. Since the expulsion in 2011 of former minister Babu Singh Kushwaha, who belongs to the same caste group.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/uttar-pradesh-elections-2017-swami-prasad-maurya-bsp-mayawati-exit-dalit-obc-votes-2870066/|title=Swami Prasad Maurya’s exit: BSP loses OBC face, Mayawati’s voice before the media|website=Indian express|accessdate=25 August 2023}}</ref>}} In [[Rajasthan]] and [[Haryana]], it is most often associated with [[Mali caste]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2022/dec/27/no-one-is-made-cm-on-basis-of-caste-rajasthan-cm-ashok-gehlot-2531980.html|title=No one is made CM on basis of caste: Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot|website=Indian express|accessdate=24 August 2023|archive-date=27 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221227183648/https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2022/dec/27/no-one-is-made-cm-on-basis-of-caste-rajasthan-cm-ashok-gehlot-2531980.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/jat-agitation-refrain-at-roadblocks-didnt-make-it-to-civil-services-quota-would-have-helped/|title=Jat agitation-Refrain at roadblocks: Didn’t make it to civil services, quota would have helped|website=Indian express|accessdate=24 August 2023|archive-date=19 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019132549/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/jat-agitation-refrain-at-roadblocks-didnt-make-it-to-civil-services-quota-would-have-helped/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Notable people==
{{Incomplete list|date=August 2023}}
*[[Bishan Lal Saini]], member of Haryana Legislative Assembly from [[Radaur Assembly constituency]].
*[[Dharam Singh Saini]], multiple times Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from [[Nakur Assembly constituency]], former minister in [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]].
*[[Madan Lal Saini]], former Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, Member of Indian Parliament ([[Rajya Sabha]])
*[[Pawan Saini]], member of [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]] from [[Ladwa Assembly constituency]].
*[[Prabhu Lal Saini]], former Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from [[Anta Assembly constituency]], cabinet minister in [[Vasundhara Raje]]'s government.
*[[Rajkumar Saini]], former Member of Indian Parliament from [[Kurukshetra Lok Sabha constituency]], [[Haryana]].
*[[Rajpal Singh Saini]], former Member of Indian Parliament ([[Rajya Sabha]]), from Uttar Pradesh.
*[[Satyapal Singh Saini]], former Member of Indian Parliament from [[Sambhal Lok Sabha constituency]].
*[[Vikram Singh Saini]], former Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from [[Khatauli Assembly constituency]].

==See also==
*[[Mahto]]
*[[Kushwaha (surname)]]

==References==
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