Keeping up with UP | Mayawati going solo in 2024 elections is about keeping her options open
11 months ago

Keeping up with UP | Mayawati going solo in 2024 elections is about keeping her options open

Hindustan Times  

Mayawati, the national president of the Bahujan Samaj Party has decided to go solo in the 2024 general elections — she made this announcement earlier this week. The declared mission of the BSP — a national party with 10 MPs from UP in the 545-member Lok Sabha — is to give the country its first Dalit prime minister, an obvious reference to Mayawati, the four-time Uttar Pradesh chief minister. Then the infamous state guest house incident took place — when Mayawati locked herself in a room in the state guest house for safety while SP supporters forcibly took her MLAs — and the two parties became sworn enemies. The reconciliation Mayawati once said that she was willing to forgive Mulayam Singh Yadav for the infamous State Guest House incident if he publicly apologised to her.

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The Future of Dalit Politics in Uttar Pradesh: Mayawati’s Decline and Azad’s Emergence Lays A Shaky Ground
4 days, 13 hours ago

The Future of Dalit Politics in Uttar Pradesh: Mayawati’s Decline and Azad’s Emergence Lays A Shaky Ground

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 19, 2024 16:28 IST - 5 MINS READ Dalit politics in Uttar Pradesh is at crossroads. Though Azad has asserted that his party will contest all seats in the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election, the Dalit discourse in the State—where Punjab-born Dalit leader Kanshi Ram had succeeded in creating an environment where a Dalit woman, Mayawati, could …

Maya extends support to ‘One Nation, One Election’ bill
1 week, 1 day ago

Maya extends support to ‘One Nation, One Election’ bill

Hindustan Times  

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Sunday called upon the political parties to rise above party politics to support ‘One Nation, One Election Bill’ likely to be introduced in the Parliament by the NDA government in the ongoing winter session. BSP chief Mayawati Addressing a press conference, the BSP chief said, being the party of the poor and the oppressed, …

‘People are free to marry anyone’: How BSP chief Mayawati responded to expulsion reports
2 weeks, 2 days ago

‘People are free to marry anyone’: How BSP chief Mayawati responded to expulsion reports

Hindustan Times  

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati denied reports that a leader was expelled from the party for his son’s marriage to the daughter of an Samajwadi Party legislator, saying that her party members are free to marry people from any party and personal decisions should not be influenced by party affiliations. Surendra Sagar, BSP's Rampur district president recently had his son …

'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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

Maya’s call to unleash full force will turn the bypolls into a triangular contest
4 months, 1 week ago

Maya’s call to unleash full force will turn the bypolls into a triangular contest

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW: The Bahujan Samaj Party, which has generally been hesitant to field candidates in assembly and Lok Sabha by-elections, has decided to go full throttle in the upcoming by-elections, contesting all 10 assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh and turning the contest into a triangular one. In a meeting of party leaders and office-bearers from all 80 districts held at the …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Election results 2024: Rozi roti and reservation trumps Ram and rations in Uttar Pradesh
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Election results 2024: Rozi roti and reservation trumps Ram and rations in Uttar Pradesh

The Hindu  

Caste identity triumphed over religious polarisation in Uttar Pradesh as the INDIA bloc’s promise of saving rozi roti and reservation outshone Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance’s narrative of Ram, ration, and shashan in a fiercely contested election where more than a dozen seats went down to the wire before the Opposition alliance secured 44 out of 80 seats bringing …

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 …

Politics or pressure? What's driving Mayawati's 2024 poll moves
6 months, 4 weeks 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 …

Elections 2024 May 8 highlights: Sam Pitroda’s racist remarks reflects mindset, attitude of Rahul Gandhi’s mentor: Sitharaman
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Elections 2024 May 8 highlights: Sam Pitroda’s racist remarks reflects mindset, attitude of Rahul Gandhi’s mentor: Sitharaman

The Hindu  

Launching an attack on the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has alleged that the Congress party stopped its bitter criticism of Ambani and Adani ever since the Lok Sabha election notification was announced. They resorted to non-stop rhetoric against the Bharatiya Janata Party citing the names of “five industrialists” spreading false narratives in the last five years, he charged. In …

Mayawati removes nephew Akash Anand as political heir, national coordinator
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Mayawati removes nephew Akash Anand as political heir, national coordinator

The Hindu  

Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati on Tuesday removed her nephew Akash Anand as her political heir and party’s National Coordinator, citing he needs to reach “maturity” before assuming these important roles. In the same sequence, along with promoting other people in the party, I declared Shri Akash Anand as the National Coordinator and successor, but in the larger interest of …

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 …

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 …

The road to Election 2024 in photos: April 23
8 months ago

The road to Election 2024 in photos: April 23

Hindustan Times  

The road to Election 2024 in photos: April 23 As India gears up to vote this month, a photo diary of politicians and campaigners on the road.. 1 / 9 View Photos in a new improved layout Congress candidate Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury during an election campaign rally in Murshidabad district, West Bengal. 2 / 9 View Photos in a new …

What direction will politics in Uttar Pradesh take after 2024 general elections?
8 months ago

What direction will politics in Uttar Pradesh take after 2024 general elections?

Hindustan Times  

The first two phases of Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh will not only indicate which way the wind will blow, but also send some significant political messages across the country, primarily because of the region’s social demography, dominated by three castes and communities – Muslims, Dalits and Jats; the region is also called UP’s ‘Jat land’. The party’s ally, …

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 …

'I Will Never Fight An Election': Mayawati's Heir Akash Anand | BSP | Lok Sabha Polls
8 months ago

'I Will Never Fight An Election': Mayawati's Heir Akash Anand | BSP | Lok Sabha Polls

Hindustan Times  

'I Will Never Fight An Election': Mayawati's Heir Akash Anand | BSP | Lok Sabha Polls With the Lok Sabha elections in full swing, the heir to Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati speaks to Hindustan Times' national political editor Sunetra Choudhury about the party's plans and prospects in the ongoing polls. Akash Anand talks about the BJP-INDIA bloc fight, and …

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 …

BSP Not To Give Walk Over To Gandhi Family in Amethi And Raebareli Seats
8 months, 1 week ago

BSP Not To Give Walk Over To Gandhi Family in Amethi And Raebareli Seats

Deccan Chronicle  

In latest developments in UP politics, Mayawati led BSP seems to be in no mood to give a walk over to Gandhi family in its bastions - Raebareli and Amethi Lok Sabha seats. On the occasion of Ambedkar Jayanti on 14th April, BSP leader Ghanshyam Kharwar made an announcement that party has finalised strong candidates for both the seats and …

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 …

Sumalatha Ambareesh set to join BJP, will not contest 2024 polls
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Sumalatha Ambareesh set to join BJP, will not contest 2024 polls

The Hindu  

Incumbent Mandya MP Sumalatha Ambareesh, who won as an independent in 2019 elections, announced her decision to join the BJP and not contest the 2024 elections. Ms. Sumalatha announced her decision not to contest the 2024 elections and join the BJP, at a public function in Mandya, on April 3. That she was set to join the BJP also stemmed …

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 …

Mayawati’s statement casts a shadow on BRS-BSP tie-up
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Mayawati’s statement casts a shadow on BRS-BSP tie-up

The Hindu  

The clarification of Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati that BSP will not have electoral alliance with any other party for the Parliament elections has cast a shadow on the proposed alliance between the Bharat Rashtra Samiti and the Bahujan Samaj Party in Telangana. Praveen Kumar met former Chief Minister and BRS chief K. Chandrashekhar Rao and announced an electoral alliance …

The loneliness of being BSP
9 months, 3 weeks ago

The loneliness of being BSP

Hindustan Times  

The Bahujan Samaj Party seems poised to lose most of its MPs ahead of the general elections. The exits may be driven by the fear that there is no scope for a third alternative in this polarised elections, where the INDIA bloc, post the Samajwadi Party-Congress seat deal, is seen as the challenger to the BJP even as the BSP …

As BSP MPs desert the party, Lok Sabha election to be a reckoning for Mayawati
9 months, 3 weeks ago

As BSP MPs desert the party, Lok Sabha election to be a reckoning for Mayawati

The Hindu  

In the 2019 Lok Sabha election, the Bahujan Samaj Party saw 10 MPs get elected on its tickets. BSP MP Ritesh Pandey’s defection to the BJP on February 25 afternoon is actually part of a continuum of BSP MPs looking elsewhere for political refuge, with Ghazipur MP Afzal Ansari already securing the Samajwadi Party’s ticket for the seat. On Sunday …

Mayawati affirms BSP's solo venture in Lok Sabha polls, denounces alliance rumours
10 months ago

Mayawati affirms BSP's solo venture in Lok Sabha polls, denounces alliance rumours

India TV News  

BSP president and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati on Monday reiterated once again that her party would contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections on its own. The BSP leader on X said, "Despite BSP's repeated clear declaration of not forging an alliance with any party in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, spreading rumours about alliance every day proves that …

Mayawati's BSP to fight Lok Sabha election solo: 'For this reason…'
11 months, 1 week ago

Mayawati's BSP to fight Lok Sabha election solo: 'For this reason…'

Hindustan Times  

Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Monday announced that her party will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha election alone, claiming that the party's experiences with alliances have never been beneficial. BSP supremo Mayawati Addressing a press conference in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow, Mayawati said, “We suffer more losses from alliances. If possible, the BSP can extend its support after the elections.our …

Mayawati’s BSP to fight Lok Sabha polls alone: ’Alliance can be considered…’
11 months, 1 week ago

Mayawati’s BSP to fight Lok Sabha polls alone: ’Alliance can be considered…’

Live Mint  

Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Monday said that her party would fight 2024 Lok Sabha Elections “alone”. Mayawati has not yet joined any of the alliances--the INDIA bloc or the Bhartiya Janata Party -led National Democratic Alliance --and the crucial 2024 Lok Sabha elections are just a few months away. Mayawati's statement of non alliance with any party comes, …

Akash Anand, ‘political successor’ of Mayawati, reaches out to people
11 months, 1 week ago

Akash Anand, ‘political successor’ of Mayawati, reaches out to people

The Hindu  

Akash Anand, considered the heir apparent to Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati, on January 11 reached out to people asking them to give a missed call on a phone number to get directly connected to him. The initiative holds significance as Ms. Mayawati reportedly declared at a party meeting here last month that her nephew, Mr. Anand, would be her …

‘Complete distance’ from NDA and INDIA bloc for parliamentary polls, reiterates Mayawati
1 year, 2 months ago

‘Complete distance’ from NDA and INDIA bloc for parliamentary polls, reiterates Mayawati

The Hindu  

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Sunday reiterated the party’s stand of maintaining a ‘complete distance’ from both the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party -led National Democratic Alliance and the Opposition’s Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance for the upcoming parliamentary polls. She once again reiterated that the BSP, while maintaining complete distance from the ruling NDA and the opposition INDIA bloc, …

Mayawati says BSP will maintain ‘complete distance’ from NDA, INDIA bloc for 2024 Lok Sabha elections
1 year, 2 months ago

Mayawati says BSP will maintain ‘complete distance’ from NDA, INDIA bloc for 2024 Lok Sabha elections

Live Mint  

Mayawati on Sunday reiterated that Bahujan Samaj Party will maintain “complete distance” from the ruling NDA and the opposition INDIA bloc for next year's Lok Sabha elections. “BSP chief and former UP chief minister Mayawati held a discussion with senior and responsible people of the party regarding the preparedness of the party for upcoming Lok Sabha polls, the preparedness of …

Making sense of Mayawati’s ambivalence
1 year, 3 months ago

Making sense of Mayawati’s ambivalence

The Hindu  

Is Bahujan Samaj Party leader Mayawati losing grip on her vote bank? While the local SP leadership believes that such a drop is normal during a by-poll, sources in the BSP contend that Ms. Mayawati’s appeal to the voters was the reason for the drop. They also recall how she ensured the SP’s defeat in the Azamgarh Lok Sabha by-poll …

SP Set to Play ‘PDA’ Card in 2024 Post Ghosi Win but Wooing Dalit Voters Will Be Tough After BSP Snub
1 year, 3 months ago

SP Set to Play ‘PDA’ Card in 2024 Post Ghosi Win but Wooing Dalit Voters Will Be Tough After BSP Snub

News 18  

After winning the recent Ghosi by-elections in Uttar Pradesh’s Mau district, Samajwadi Party is out with its brand new posters and hoardings with the tagline ‘Ab Ki Baar, PDA Sarkar’. As every move in political circles is based on certain calculations, political analysts in Uttar Pradesh did not take any longer to decode SP’s move to woo the Schedule Caste, …

Assembly Byelections 2023 | Death of Ghosi’s ‘Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram’ delivers a blow to BJP in Uttar Pradesh
1 year, 3 months ago

Assembly Byelections 2023 | Death of Ghosi’s ‘Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram’ delivers a blow to BJP in Uttar Pradesh

The Hindu  

Published : Sep 09, 2023 14:58 IST - 6 MINS READ When independent MLA Gaya Lal from Hassanpur in Haryana joined Congress in 1967 and then quit it within nine hours to join the United Front government, he was given the sobriquet of “Aaya Ram-Gaya Ram” : an identity to which he remained committed throughout his political life. In the …

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