Interview: Dalits not forgetful, Mayawati not missing, says BSP's Akash Anand
8 months ago

Interview: Dalits not forgetful, Mayawati not missing, says BSP's Akash Anand

Hindustan Times  

One of the key factors in the Uttar Pradesh polls has been the Bahujan Samaj Party ’s decline in recent years and Dalit voters transferring their votes. Speaking to HT’s Sunetra Choudhury, her nephew Akash Anand said that Behenji was not missing and called it a false narrative about the party. They see an opportunity to cut into the woods of the BSP, but there is no serious competitor that can rival the BSP’s cadres and voters across the country. Some of the people who were leaving say they couldn’t get enough time with Behan ji.

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