Muslims Failed to Understand BSP: Mayawati After Defeat
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Muslims Failed to Understand BSP: Mayawati After Defeat

Deccan Chronicle  

Lucknow: After scoring a zilch in the Lok Sabha polls, Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati on Wednesday said that despite the party gave it a "proper representation" in elections, the Muslim community is not able to understand the BSP. Mayawati in a statement said that her party will do a "deep analysis" of the trouncing and will take whatever steps that are necessary in the interest of the party. "The Muslim community, which is an important part of the Bahujan Samaj Party, is not able to understand the BSP properly despite being given proper representation in the past elections and this time also in the Lok Sabha general elections. "So, in such a situation, the party will give them a chance in the elections after a lot of thought so that the party does not suffer a huge loss in the future like this time," Mayawati said.

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U.P. govt doing politics of self-service: Mayawati
3 weeks, 2 days ago

U.P. govt doing politics of self-service: Mayawati

Hindustan Times  

While giving a call to her party leaders and workers to intensify their struggle for “master key to power”, Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati on Saturday accused the Uttar Pradesh government of pursuing self-serving politics in the guise of religious issues. Mayawati was addressing a meeting of her senior party office-bearers to strengthen BSP’s frontal organisation All India Backward and …

‘Fake voting’: BSP to not contest any bypolls
4 weeks, 1 day ago

‘Fake voting’: BSP to not contest any bypolls

Hindustan Times  

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Sunday announced that her party would refrain from contesting bypolls across the country, accusing the the Bharatiya Janata Party -ruled Uttar Pradesh government of indulging in fake voting through electronic voting machines. BSP failed to win any seats Addressing a press conference, Mayawati claimed, “After the bypoll results were declared, there has been widespread …

Maharashtra polls: MNS, Ambedkar's VBA, BSP fail to make impact
1 month ago

Maharashtra polls: MNS, Ambedkar's VBA, BSP fail to make impact

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena of Raj Thackeray and Prakash Ambedkar's Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi have failed to make an impact in polls to the 288-member state assembly as the ruling Mahayuti cruised to a landslide victory. The Bahujan Samaj Party and the Azad Samaj Party fielded candidates in 237 and 28 seats, respectively, but failed to make any impact. The …

'BSP will not contest any by-election': Mayawati's big decision after crushing defeat in UP by-polls
1 month ago

'BSP will not contest any by-election': Mayawati's big decision after crushing defeat in UP by-polls

India TV News  

Uttar Pradesh by-polls: A day after the crushing defeat in Uttar Pradesh by-polls, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Sunday announced that her party would not contest any by-polls in the country till the Election Commission takes strict measures to prevent fake voting. "In the recent by-elections held for nine assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, there is widespread discussion about …

After Haryana, Jharkhand, BSP to contest Delhi assembly elections alone
1 month ago

After Haryana, Jharkhand, BSP to contest Delhi assembly elections alone

New Indian Express  

LUCKNOW: Undeterred by its poor show in Haryana Assembly polls and with the Jharkhand results still to be announced, the Bahujan Samaj Party is set to contest the Delhi assembly elections all by itself without being a part of any alliance. As per the party insiders, BSP’s Delhi unit has started the groundwork for the elections set for February 2025. …

Uttar Pradesh assembly bypolls: Amid fight for Muslim votes, BJP aims to breach SP fort Kundarki
1 month, 1 week ago

Uttar Pradesh assembly bypolls: Amid fight for Muslim votes, BJP aims to breach SP fort Kundarki

Hindustan Times  

The Samajwadi Party, Bharatiya Janata Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party are vying for Muslims votes in Kundarki assembly constituency, an SP stronghold, in Moradabad district. Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav at a rally in Kundarki assembly constituency in Moradabad district. The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen led by Asaduddin Owaisi and Azad Samaj Party led by Chandra Shekhar Azad …

Mayawati's BSP to Focus on Upper Caste Votes in Upcoming Bypolls
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mayawati's BSP to Focus on Upper Caste Votes in Upcoming Bypolls

The Hindu  

The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is set to play spoilsport in the upcoming byelections, aiming to disrupt the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and Indian National Congress (INC) dominance in Uttar Pradesh. The party has fielded four upper caste candidates in four seats, hoping to combine its core Scheduled Caste vote bank with that of the caste of the candidate to …

BSP Fielded Muslim and Upper Caste Candidates in Uttar Pradesh Assembly Bypolls
1 month, 4 weeks ago

BSP Fielded Muslim and Upper Caste Candidates in Uttar Pradesh Assembly Bypolls

Hindustan Times  

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati has fielded a list of eight candidates for the Uttar Pradesh assembly bypolls, including two Muslims, two upper castes, two Dalits, and two Brahmins. This move comes despite Mayawati having blamed Muslims for rallying around the SP-Congress alliance in the 2024 Lok Sabha election and causing her party's defeat.

BSP Announces Candidates for 8 Assembly Seats in Uttar Pradesh
2 months ago

BSP Announces Candidates for 8 Assembly Seats in Uttar Pradesh

India TV News  

The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has announced candidates for eight of the nine assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh where bypolls will be held on November 13. The party has given tickets to Amit Verma, Jitendra Kumar Singh, Shahnazar, Virendra Kumar Shukla, Dr Avinash Kumar Shakya, Rafatullah, Parmanand Garg, and Deepak Tiwari.

BSP fails to score in Hry, Maya pulls out of pact
2 months, 1 week ago

BSP fails to score in Hry, Maya pulls out of pact

Hindustan Times  

After the dismal performance of the Bahujan Samaj Party - Indian National Lok Dal alliance in the Haryana assembly election, BSP chief Mayawati has announced that her party will not form alliances with regional parties in the assembly or Lok Sabha election. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} BSP contested the 2023 assembly election in Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh in alliance with …

Maya instructs cadre to prepare for polls in two states, Delhi
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Maya instructs cadre to prepare for polls in two states, Delhi

Hindustan Times  

Lucknow: Despite dismal performance in Haryana assembly elections, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Wednesday instructed party leaders to start preparation for the upcoming assembly election in Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Delhi. Due to lack of awareness among the party cadre, the BSP was passing through one of the worst political phases since its foundation, Mayawati said. {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} The BSP …

Morning briefing: Mayawati blames ‘casteist Jats’ for BSP's Haryana result; Hezbollah steps up attack on Israel, & more
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Morning briefing: Mayawati blames ‘casteist Jats’ for BSP's Haryana result; Hezbollah steps up attack on Israel, & more

Hindustan Times  

BSP chief Mayawati on Tuesday blamed the "casteist people of the Jat community" for her party's dismal performance in the Haryana assembly elections. Dig deeper Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati during a meeting of the party's office bearers, at the party office in Lucknow, {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Lebanese militant group Hezbollah fired fresh barrage of rockets into Israel on …

‘Casteist people of Jat community…’: Mayawati's theory for BSP's Haryana election debacle
2 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Casteist people of Jat community…’: Mayawati's theory for BSP's Haryana election debacle

Hindustan Times  

BSP chief Mayawati on Tuesday blamed the "casteist people of the Jat community" for her party's dismal performance in the Haryana assembly elections. Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} "The BSP and the INLD fought the Haryana assembly general election in alliance. But today's result shows that the casteist people of the Jat community did not vote …

BSP holds positive view on simultaneous election decision: Mayawati
3 months ago

BSP holds positive view on simultaneous election decision: Mayawati

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati on Wednesday said that her party holds a “positive” view on the Union cabinet’s approval of the proposal to hold simultaneous elections, but its objective should be national and public interest. The BSP is aiming to contest the bypolls more aggressively as compared to the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and 2022 UP assembly polls …

Mayawati unanimously re-elected BSP president
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Mayawati unanimously re-elected BSP president

The Hindu  

Mayawati, the former four-time Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, has been unanimously re-elected the Bahujan Samaj Party national president at a special meeting on Tuesday. Ms. Mayawati thanked the party for giving her responsibility and added that despite recent electoral defeats, the BSP is pursuing the goal of ‘Bahujan Hitaye and Bahujan Sukhaye’. It is stoutly pursuing the goal and welfare …

Maya likely to be re-elected as BSP national president
4 months ago

Maya likely to be re-elected as BSP national president

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW: Mayawati is likely to be re-elected as the Bahujan Samaj Party’s national president for a fifth term during the party’s national executive committee meeting scheduled for August 27. BSP chief Mayawati “In August 2019, Mayawati was elected as the national president, and according to the party’s constitution, the election of the national president is held after the completion of …

How Mayawati is trying to win back Dalit, backward caste vote base
4 months, 1 week ago

How Mayawati is trying to win back Dalit, backward caste vote base

India Today  

Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati has recently held two media conferences over the Supreme Court verdict favouring sub-classification within Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes for extending reservation benefits. Till the Supreme Court order is not made ineffective through an amendment in the Constitution, state governments could use it for implementing the ‘creamy layer’ ruling and also sub-classify SCs and STs …

SC/ST creamy layer: Mayawati attacks Centre, Oppn for unclear stand on apex court verdict
4 months, 1 week ago

SC/ST creamy layer: Mayawati attacks Centre, Oppn for unclear stand on apex court verdict

Hindustan Times  

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Saturday attacked the Centre and the opposition parties like the Congress and the Samajwadi Party for not taking a clear stand on the Supreme Court’s verdict directing the states to evolve a policy for identifying the creamy layer among the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Addressing a press conference in Lucknow, the BSP chief …

Ex-BSP MP Haji Fazlur Rehman joins SP
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Ex-BSP MP Haji Fazlur Rehman joins SP

Hindustan Times  

Former Bahujan Samaj Party MP from Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur Haji Fazlur Rehman joined the Samajwadi Party at a programme organised in the SP state unit office on Thursday. SP president Akhilesh Yadav inducting former BSP MP Haji Fazlur Rehman into the party fold in Lucknow on July 4. Welcoming Rehman into the SP fold, party’s national president Akhilesh Yadav said …

Mayawati declares nephew 'successor' again, revokes earlier decision
6 months ago

Mayawati declares nephew 'successor' again, revokes earlier decision

Deccan Chronicle  

Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party president on Sunday declared nephew Akash Anand her successor and made him the party's national coordinator, reversing her own previous decision.In the middle of the Lok Sabha elections on May 7, she had termed Akash Anand immature and relieved him of the party post. After a national level meeting at the BSP state office here on …

BSP supporters demand key role for Akash Anand after party’s dismal show in Lok Sabha polls
6 months, 1 week ago

BSP supporters demand key role for Akash Anand after party’s dismal show in Lok Sabha polls

The Hindu  

After the Bahujan Samaj Party’s dismal show in the recently concluded Lok Sabha election, supporters of the Dalit-centric party are demanding that its former national coordinator Akash Anand be given a prominent role yet again. Many BSP supporters took to X to demand a key role in party affairs for Mr. Anand, who was removed from the high-profile post of …

In Defence of Mayawati | BSP is Fully Entitled to Alter Tactics to Stay Relevant
6 months, 2 weeks ago

In Defence of Mayawati | BSP is Fully Entitled to Alter Tactics to Stay Relevant

The Quint  

‘Blame’ is a strong word. Mayawati’s statement says that despite attempts over the last few elections, the BSP has not been ‘understood’ by Muslims and she will give space in the future only after careful consideration. In this light, how the Muslim voters, especially Pasmanda/marginalised sections, vote to protect their best interests is a tactical decision for the community. In …

BAP’s victory set to change political landscape in tribal region of southern Rajasthan
6 months, 2 weeks ago

BAP’s victory set to change political landscape in tribal region of southern Rajasthan

The Hindu  

The victory of Bharat Adivasi Party in Banswara in the 2024 Lok Sabha election is set to change political landscape in the tribal-dominated region of southern Rajasthan, as the tribal identity, formation of a ‘Bhil Pradesh’ and an increase in reservation for Scheduled Tribes have come to the centre stage. Mr. Roat, a two-time MLA from Chorasi, was instrumental in …

Election results 2024: Mayawati’s BSP faces a sharp fall in Uttar Pradesh
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Election results 2024: Mayawati’s BSP faces a sharp fall in Uttar Pradesh

The Hindu  

The Bahujan Samaj Party failed to win a single seat in the 2024 general election, which it fought alone, despite contesting the highest number of seats among the six national parties, fielding candidates in 488 constituencies, including all 80 in Uttar Pradesh. Mr. Azad won the Nagina Lok Sabha seat by a margin of over 1.5 lakh votes, with the …

Uttar Pradesh Election Results 2024: Mayawati’s BSP performance in Uttar Pradesh
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Uttar Pradesh Election Results 2024: Mayawati’s BSP performance in Uttar Pradesh

The Hindu  

Staring at one of its worst electoral defeats from Uttar Pradesh, the Bahujan Samaj Party is trailing behind in all 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh Election Results 2024 LIVE updates For constituency-wise real-time updates, visit our Election Results page | Follow the election results live updates At 3.00 pm, Samajwadi Party candidates were leading on 36 …

Mayawati says all political parties patronised capitalists, except BSP
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Mayawati says all political parties patronised capitalists, except BSP

Hindustan Times  

Former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh and Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati said on Saturday that all political parties except the BSP had patronised capitalist forces for vested interests. Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati Mayawati was addressing an election meeting at Champa Devi Park in Gorakhpur in favour of party candidate Javed Simnani from Gorakhpur and five other candidates who …

Politics or pressure? What's driving Mayawati's 2024 poll moves
7 months ago

Politics or pressure? What's driving Mayawati's 2024 poll moves

India Today  

The complex electoral landscape of Uttar Pradesh is engulfed in the 'mysterious' political moves by its former chief minister and Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati. Boosted by her feisty nephew and the party's former national coordinator Akash Anand, BSP was turning the tide by building momentum to fight against the BJP's juggernaut and also the INDIA alliance. But before attempting …

Phulpur: Candidates with BSP background enliven three-way contest for seat of stalwarts
7 months ago

Phulpur: Candidates with BSP background enliven three-way contest for seat of stalwarts

Hindustan Times  

Known as the constituency of stalwarts in the past, the Phulpur Lok Sabha seat is witnessing a triangular contest among candidates who have past or present associations with the Bahujan Samaj Party. THE 2024 BATTLE The BJP has dropped sitting MP Keshari Devi Patel and fielded sitting Phulpur MLA Praveen Patel, who started his political career with the BSP but …

In three-cornered LS poll battle for key UP seat, a distinct BSP imprint
7 months ago

In three-cornered LS poll battle for key UP seat, a distinct BSP imprint

Hindustan Times  

Akbarpur :The Ambedkar Nagar Lok Sabha constituency is all set to witness a fierce three-cornered contest in the ongoing polls, but the imprint of the BSP — one of the three corners — in its eastern Uttar Pradesh stronghold is palpable as all three main candidates have emerged from the laboratory of the Mayawati-led party. In the 2007 state elections, …

Akhilesh can’t see beyond family: Mayawati
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Akhilesh can’t see beyond family: Mayawati

Hindustan Times  

Kanpur: Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Samajwadi Party, alleging that it did not field a Muslim candidate from Kannauj as it could not see beyond SP president Akhilesh Yadav’s family. The BSP chief asked the deprived sections, including the dalits and Muslims, to not cast a single vote for Yadav’s party in …

The person we support will be the MP: Dhananjay Singh
7 months, 2 weeks ago

The person we support will be the MP: Dhananjay Singh

Hindustan Times  

JAUNPUR: Former MP Dhananjay Singh on Monday claimed that the key to winning the election in Jaunpur lay in his hands, stating that the candidate he will choose would emerge victorious and become an MP. BSP zonal coordinator Ghanshyam Chandra Kharwar claimed that on Sunday night, Dhananjay Singh called a senior leader of the party and said that his wife …

Shyam Singh Yadav announced as new BSP candidate from Jaunpur LS seat
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Shyam Singh Yadav announced as new BSP candidate from Jaunpur LS seat

Hindustan Times  

Bahujan Samaj Party on Monday changed its candidate from the Jaunpur Lok Sabha seat on the last day of nomination for the sixth phase after replacing former MP Dhananjay Singh’s wife Shrikala Dhananjay Singh with sitting MP from Jaunpur, Shyam Singh Yadav. Shyam will be filing his nomination from Jaunpur as a BSP candidate on Monday. Earlier, the BSP had …

35 Muslim candidates contest Lok Sabha polls in Gujarat; none fielded by Congress
7 months, 2 weeks ago

35 Muslim candidates contest Lok Sabha polls in Gujarat; none fielded by Congress

The Hindu  

Thirty-five Muslim candidates are contesting the Lok Sabha election in Gujarat but the Congress has this time broken its tradition and not fielded a single person from the community in the State. This time, 35 Muslim candidates are in the fray for the Lok Sabha polls to be held in 25 out of the 26 seats in Gujarat, compared to …

Mayawati's BSP announces three more candidates for Lok Sabha elections, fields Nanhe Singh Chauhan from Amethi
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Mayawati's BSP announces three more candidates for Lok Sabha elections, fields Nanhe Singh Chauhan from Amethi

India TV News  

Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party on Monday announced three more candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in its 10th list. Smriti Irani had defeated Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in 2019 Lok Sabha elections by a margin of 56,000 votes. The Samajwadi Party will not be fielded its candidate in Amethi since it's in alliance …

BJP And Congress Conspired To Weaken BSP In UP Alleges Mayawati In MP
7 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP And Congress Conspired To Weaken BSP In UP Alleges Mayawati In MP

Deccan Chronicle  

Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Sunday accused BJP and Congress of conspiring to weaken her party in Uttar Pradesh by ‘engineering’ the exodus of ‘selfish’ leaders from the party. Addressing an election rally in Morena under Gwalior-Chambal region of Madhya Pradesh, Ms. Mayawati said that BSP had ruled Uttar Pradesh four times earlier. BJP and Congress had later conspired …

Maya throws down challenge to Congress, fields a Yadav from Gandhi bastion
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Maya throws down challenge to Congress, fields a Yadav from Gandhi bastion

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW: The Bahujan Samaj Party has fielded an OBC candidate from the Yadav community, Thakur Prasad Yadav, from the Gandhi family bastion Rae Bareli Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2009 Lok Sabha election, the BSP candidate RS Kushwaha was the runner-up, whereas Congress candidate Sonia Gandhi won the seat. Congress leaders close to the Gandhi family, such as Arun Nehru, …

Ghaziabad: Campaigning to end on Wednesday, all parties hopeful of victory
8 months ago

Ghaziabad: Campaigning to end on Wednesday, all parties hopeful of victory

Hindustan Times  

As campaigning for phase 2 of Lok Sabha election draws to a close on Wednesday, the different political parties, armed with their social engineering assessment results, are claiming a victory in Ghaziabad. From the Muslim community, we are expecting about 50% votes,” BSP district president Dayaram Sain said. Congress leaders in Ghaziabad have also drawn out their caste-based estimates and …

BJP will soon lose power just like Congress: Mayawati
8 months ago

BJP will soon lose power just like Congress: Mayawati

Hindustan Times  

Launching an attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party, Bahujan Samaj Party chief and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati on Monday said just like the Congress, the saffron party too would be ousted from power because of its “wrong policies”. Accusing the BJP of attacking Muslims under the garb of Hindutva, Mayawati said her party would work towards eradicating such …

Mayawati to address rally in Sikandrabad today
8 months ago

Mayawati to address rally in Sikandrabad today

Hindustan Times  

Greater Noida: Continuing her high voltage campaign in the Western Uttar Pradesh region, Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati will address a rally on Monday in support of her party’s Lok Sabha candidate Rajendra Solanki for theGautam Budh Nagar seat, party officials said. The Gautam Budha Nagar parliamentary constituency will see a triangular contest among the Bharatiya Janata Party, opposition INDIA …

Mayawati invokes dalits, OBCs, and minorities at Ghaziabad rally
8 months ago

Mayawati invokes dalits, OBCs, and minorities at Ghaziabad rally

Hindustan Times  

Ghaziabad: The Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Sunday chose to speak about the suffering of the backwards, Dalits, Muslims and other religious minorities as she attacked the present Bharatiya Janata Party government and previous Congress governments. Experts observed it was BSP chief’s attempt to garner votes of these classes besides making an endeavour to retain her party’s core vote …

Lok Sabha polls: Is Mayawati’s game plan unnerving BJP, SP?
8 months ago

Lok Sabha polls: Is Mayawati’s game plan unnerving BJP, SP?

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW: The Bahujan Samaj Party was considered a non-player after party chief Mayawati announced to go solo in the 2024 Lok Sabha election. This could not only make the contest triangular on UP’s 80 Lok Sabha seats, but on some seats, BSP candidates are likely to be in direct contest with either the NDA or INDIA bloc candidates. The ‘jumbo …

Ghaziabad: As Mayawati steps in with rally, triangular contest on the cards
8 months ago

Ghaziabad: As Mayawati steps in with rally, triangular contest on the cards

Hindustan Times  

Ghaziabad: With the Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati set to hold an election rally in Ghaziabad’s Kavi Nagar Ramlila Ground on Sunday, experts view that the move will now make it a triangular contest among the Bharatiya Janata Party, Congress/Samajwadi Party, and the BSP here. The ECI figures in 2004, 2009 and 2014 indicate that the BSP more or less …

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: BSP releases sixth list of candidates in UP, fields Neyaz Ali against PM Modi
8 months ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: BSP releases sixth list of candidates in UP, fields Neyaz Ali against PM Modi

India TV News  

The Bahujan Samaj Party has released its sixth list of 11 candidates in Uttar Pradesh for the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. The party has fielded Sayyed Neyaz Ali against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Varanasi which goes to polls in the last phase of seven-phased general elections on June 1. Image Source : INDIA TVBSP list of candidates Mayawati-led Bahujan …

Big setback for BSP as both Rajasthan MLAs join Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena: Who are they
8 months ago

Big setback for BSP as both Rajasthan MLAs join Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena: Who are they

India TV News  

Rajasthan Lok Sabha Election 2024: Two Bahujan Samaj Party MLAs in Rajasthan -- Manoj Kumar and Jaswant Singh Gurjar -- have joined the Eknath Shinde faction of the Shiv Sena in Mumbai, saying they will support Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Manoj Kumar represents the Sudalpur Assembly constituency while Jaswant Singh Gurjar is the legislator from Badi in Rajasthan. It has …

Mayawati vows Statehood for western Uttar Pradesh
8 months, 1 week ago

Mayawati vows Statehood for western Uttar Pradesh

The Hindu  

Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati on April 14 said her party would take concrete steps to make western Uttar Pradesh a separate State if voted to power at the Centre. “You want western Uttar Pradesh to become a separate State. BJP’s candidate for the seat, Union Minister Sanjeev Balyan also supported the issue of Statehood for western Uttar Pradesh in …

Keeping up with UP | As young leaders emerge, Dalit community seeks their share of power
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Keeping up with UP | As young leaders emerge, Dalit community seeks their share of power

Hindustan Times  

Young leadership is taking centre stage in Dalit politics around the country and certainly in Uttar Pradesh. Anand launched his campaign on April 6 from the Muslim-Dalit dominated Nagina constituency from where another upcoming Dalit leader, Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad is contesting his first Lok Sabha election as the nominee of four-year-old Azad Samaj Party that he founded in …

With its core vote intact, BSP seeks to play spoilsport in U.P.
8 months, 2 weeks ago

With its core vote intact, BSP seeks to play spoilsport in U.P.

The Hindu  

Bucking the perception of being the ‘B’ team of the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Bahujan Samaj Party is set to spoil the prospects of the BJP in the first two rounds of voting for Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh. Ahead of the BSP’s first big-ticket rally in western U.P.’s Nagina constituency on April 6, to be addressed by party …

‘TDP may lose Muslim votes after joining hands with BJP’
8 months, 2 weeks ago

‘TDP may lose Muslim votes after joining hands with BJP’

Hindustan Times  

Telugu Desam Party headed by former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu is facing the threat of losing the support of majority Muslims in the state in the May 13 elections, following its return to the National Democratic Alliance fold by forging an electoral alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party along with JanaSena Party. On March 31, Andhra Pradesh …

What is BSP’s game plan for the 2024 Lok Sabha election?
8 months, 3 weeks ago

What is BSP’s game plan for the 2024 Lok Sabha election?

Hindustan Times  

Fighting for survival in Uttar Pradesh politics, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati is working on a rainbow coalition of Dalit-Muslim-Other Backward Class-Upper Caste to regain lost ground in the upcoming general election. Senior SP leader Rajendra Chaudhary said that the Muslim community was aware of what the BSP was doing, and it is similar to their tactics in the 2022 …

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