In the aftermath of the Assam Assembly elections where the Assam UnitedDemocratic Front (AUDF), a coalition of Muslim parties in the state that cameinto existence just months before the polls, captured 10 seats, there is now afocused effort, particularly among the more communal-minded Muslim leaders, toextend this experiment to other parts of India. Most proximately, this attemptto crystallise the 'Muslim vote' has found expression in the creation of theUttar Pradesh United Democratic Front, a Muslim communal formation that seeks toreplicate the Assam experience in UP in the elections of 2007.