BSP fields Prayagraj division in-charge from Phulpur
8 months ago

BSP fields Prayagraj division in-charge from Phulpur

Hindustan Times  

A retired Territorial Army personnel, Jagannath Pal is the Bahujan Samaj Party’s choice for the Phulpur Lok Sabha seat. Jagannath Pal Pal is considered a hard-working cadre of the BSP and will make his Lok Sabha poll debut from where his idol, Kanshi Ram, once fought. Kanshi Ram, the BSP founder, famously used Pal’s house as his office and control room when the former was contesting for the Phulpur seat in 1996. In 1996, BSP founder Kanshi Ram contested from Phulpur but lost to the Samajwadi Party candidate.

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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. …

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
2 months 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.

NDA's Move in Phulpur Bypoll: Will It Favor Akhilesh Yadav?
2 months ago

NDA's Move in Phulpur Bypoll: Will It Favor Akhilesh Yadav?

News 18  

The upcoming by-election in Phulpur, Uttar Pradesh, is poised to be a thrilling contest between the ruling NDA and the opposition INDIA bloc. The NDA, focusing on development initiatives, aims to counter the opposition's focus on perceived failures of the central and state governments. The SP, leveraging public discontent, plans to leverage Muslim vote consolidation. The constituency's diverse electorate presents …

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 …

Former minister Babli, two others join BJP
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Former minister Babli, two others join BJP

Hindustan Times  

Former Haryana development and panchayat minister Devender Singh Babli, who resigned from all posts of the Jannayak Janta Party recently, his former colleague Sanjay Kablana and former Bhondsi jail superintendent Suneel Sangwan, joined BJP in New Delhi on Monday. Former JJP leaders Devender Singh Babli, Sunil Sangwan and Sanjay Kablana join the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of BJP …

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 …

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 …

BSP supporters demand key role for Akash Anand after party’s dismal show in Lok Sabha polls
6 months, 2 weeks 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 …

BJP gets a drubbing in all five Lok Sabha seats of Ayodhya division
6 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP gets a drubbing in all five Lok Sabha seats of Ayodhya division

Hindustan Times  

The inauguration of Ram temple in Ayodhya earlier this year was considered one of the defining emotive issues of 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Yet it did not convert into electoral dividends for the Bharatiya Janata Party as the party lost all five Lok Sabha seats of Ayodhya division, including the Faizabad constituency. As per political observers, the BJP’s failure to …

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 …

Bhim Army founder Chandrashekhar Azad leading by 50,000 votes in Nagina
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Bhim Army founder Chandrashekhar Azad leading by 50,000 votes in Nagina

Hindustan Times  

Azad Samaj Party -Kanshi Ram leader and Bhim Army founder Chandrashekhar Azad ‘Ravan’ is leading by more than 50,000 votes in Uttar Pradesh’s Nagina constituency. Chandrashekhar Azad ‘Ravan’ Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Om Kumar is trailing behind Samajwadi Party ’s Manoj Kumar and Bahujan Samaj Party ’s Surendra Pal Singh. The BSP’s Girish Chandra had won Nagina, a reserved constituency …

India Lok Sabha election 2024 Phase 7: Who votes and what’s at stake?
6 months, 3 weeks ago

India Lok Sabha election 2024 Phase 7: Who votes and what’s at stake?

Al Jazeera  

Voters will decide the fate of 904 candidates from across 57 seats in the last phase of the Lok Sabha polls on June 1. Registered voters in the following seven states and one union territory will cast their ballots for 57 seats: Punjab: All 13 of the northwestern state’s seats Himachal Pradesh: All four of the northern state’s seats Jharkhand: …

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, …

Etawah: Will BSP be the dark horse on seat of Kanshi Ram-Mulayam bonhomie?
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Etawah: Will BSP be the dark horse on seat of Kanshi Ram-Mulayam bonhomie?

Hindustan Times  

The Etawah Lok Sabha constituency witnessed bonhomie between veteran Dalit leader Kanshi Ram and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav in 1991 when the Bahujan Samaj Party founder was elected to Parliament from the seat. Kanshi Ram won the Etawah Lok Sabha seat in 1991, marking the beginning of new chapter on caste politics in Uttar Pradesh. The …

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 …

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 …

BSP releases fresh list of Lok Sabha candidates from Uttar Pradesh, Ravi Prakash Maurya to contest from Amethi
7 months, 3 weeks ago

BSP releases fresh list of Lok Sabha candidates from Uttar Pradesh, Ravi Prakash Maurya to contest from Amethi

India TV News  

Lok Sabha elections 2024: The Bahujan Samaj Party has released a fresh list of three candidates from Uttar Pradesh's Amethi, Azamgarh and Sant Kabir Nagar today. Image Source : INDIA TV BSP releases fresh list of Lok Sabha candidates from Uttar Pradesh, Ravi Prakash Maurya to contest from Amethi. In its first list, the BSP has nominated Mazid Ali from …

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, …

Dalit anger threatens to trip BJP’s grip on a stronghold
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Dalit anger threatens to trip BJP’s grip on a stronghold

The Hindu  

The sun is at its peak and the yellow earth is shimmering, radiating back the heat. Meanwhile, we struggle to find two meals a day for our children”Santosh Dhimar Fear of lack of vacancies “Sab samanay ho jayenge,” and “arakshan khatam ho jayega” is a phrase repeated village after village, in this reserved constituency of Chhattisgarh, as they express fear …

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 …

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 …

JJP shares 5 picks for Haryana; rapper to contest Gurugram seat
8 months, 1 week ago

JJP shares 5 picks for Haryana; rapper to contest Gurugram seat

Hindustan Times  

The Jannayak Janta Party on Tuesday released a list of five nominees for the Lok Sabha polls in Haryana, and fielded singer and rapper Rahul Yadav, popularly known as Fazilpuria, as the Lok Sabha candidate for the Gurugram parliamentary seat. All party workers are motivated and are working hard to ensure JJP’s victory in the Lok Sabha polls,” he added. …

Lok Sabha polls: Jolt to Samajwadi Party in Varanasi as Ather Jamal Lari to contest on BSP ticket
8 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha polls: Jolt to Samajwadi Party in Varanasi as Ather Jamal Lari to contest on BSP ticket

India TV News  

In a jolt to the Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh, Ather Jamal Lari will contest the Lok Sabha elections on BSP symbol in Varanasi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the BJP candidate from the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat while Ajay Rai from Congress is also a contestant. The Bahujan Samaj Party has revealed its electoral lineup for the upcoming Lok …

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 …

Lok Sabha elections 2024 updates: Congress to release poll manifesto on April 6
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha elections 2024 updates: Congress to release poll manifesto on April 6

The Hindu  

March 28, 2024 09:22 Members of Bharat Adivasi Party to meet Vasava for next course of action Vasava’s aide Ambalal Jadhav said members of the Bharat Adivasi Party, founded last year in Rajasthan where it won three seats and one in Madhya Pradesh in the 2023 Assembly elections, will meet Vasava on Friday to chart the next course of action …

BSP plays the ‘Brahmin Card’ in Fatehpur Sikri; contest hots up in BJP’s stronghold
9 months ago

BSP plays the ‘Brahmin Card’ in Fatehpur Sikri; contest hots up in BJP’s stronghold

Hindustan Times  

In the rural seat of Agra district—Fatehpur Sikri—a tight contest is unfolding as both the Bahujan Samaj Party and Congress have declared their candidates. The BSP has also named Pooja Amrohi, the daughter of former Rajya Sabha MP and senior Congress leader Satya Behan, as its candidate for the Agra constituency, often considered the Dalit capital of North India. In …

Lok Sabha polls | Focus on Muslim outreach, BSP announces 25 candidates for Lok Sabha polls
9 months ago

Lok Sabha polls | Focus on Muslim outreach, BSP announces 25 candidates for Lok Sabha polls

The Hindu  

Bahujan Samaj Party on Sunday declared 25 candidates for the 2024 parliamentary polls in Uttar Pradesh. The party gave Mohammad Irfan Saifi a ticket from Moradabad, Mujahid Hussain from Amroha, Majid Ali from Saharanpur, Zeeshan Khan from Rampur, Anis Ahmad Khan alias Phool Babu from Pilibhit, Shaukat Ali from Sambhal, Abid Ali from Aonla, Surendra Singh Pal from Nagina, Girish …

BSP MP Sangeeta Azad joins BJP, may become Lalganj pick
9 months ago

BSP MP Sangeeta Azad joins BJP, may become Lalganj pick

Hindustan Times  

Bahujan Samaj Party Dalit MP Sangeeta Azad, who represents the Lalganj seat in East UP, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in Delhi on Monday evening. BSP MP Sangeeta Azad joins BJP, may become Lalganj pick Her joining came on a day when top ruling party leaders, including chief minister Yogi Adityanath, deputy CMs Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak and …

BSP MP Sangeeta Azad, ex-MLA Azad Ari Mardan, SC lawyer Seema Samridhi join BJP ahead of Lok Sabha polls
9 months ago

BSP MP Sangeeta Azad, ex-MLA Azad Ari Mardan, SC lawyer Seema Samridhi join BJP ahead of Lok Sabha polls

India TV News  

Bahujan Samaj Party MP Sangeeta Azad, party leader Azad Ari Mardan and Supreme Court lawyer Seema Samridhi joined the BJP, in Delhi. Supreme Court lawyer Seema Samridhi, who hit headlines after taking up the Nirbhaya case, also joined the saffron party on Monday. The Dalit leader was inducted into the BJP by its national general secretary Vinod Tawde, Uttar Pradesh …

BSP eyes revival of Muslim-Dalit combination in Western U.P.
9 months, 1 week ago

BSP eyes revival of Muslim-Dalit combination in Western U.P.

The Hindu  

The Bahujan Samaj Party’s announcement of probable candidates on seven Lok Sabha seats in Western Uttar Pradesh hints at renewed attempts by the Dalit centric party to consolidate its Muslim support in the U.P. With five of the seven announced names hailing from the Muslim community, the party seemingly hopes to revive the old Dalit-Muslim social alliance, which is considered …

BSP names four Muslims as Lok Sabha probables, likely to hit INDIA bloc strategy in Rohilkhand region
9 months, 1 week ago

BSP names four Muslims as Lok Sabha probables, likely to hit INDIA bloc strategy in Rohilkhand region

Hindustan Times  

The Bahujan Samaj Party has named four probable Muslim candidates as its in-charges for the Moradabad, Amroha, Saharanpur and Pilibhit Lok Sabha seats. The BSP has made Dr Mujahid Hussain in-charge of Amroha Lok Sabha seat, Irfan Saifi of Moradabad, Anish Ahmed Khan aka Phool Babu of Pilibhit and Majid Ali of Saharanpur. After the Election Commission of India issues …

BSP leader Shah Alam joins SP
9 months, 3 weeks ago

BSP leader Shah Alam joins SP

Hindustan Times  

Lucknow: In a bid to fortify its position in Azamgarh Lok Sabha seat before the general elections, the Samajwadi Party opened the door to the BSP leader and former MLA Shah Alam alias Guddu Jamali. Guddu Jamali joins Samajwadi Party in the presence of Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow SP chief Akhilesh Yadav is most likely to contest from Azamgarh in …

The loneliness of being BSP
9 months, 4 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, 4 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 …

BSP MP Ritesh Pandey resigns from party, joins BJP
9 months, 4 weeks ago

BSP MP Ritesh Pandey resigns from party, joins BJP

The Hindu  

Ritesh Pandey, the MP for the Ambedkar Nagar constituency in Uttar Pradesh, has resigned from the Bahujan Samaj Party and joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party on February 25, ahead of the Lok Sabha election. He was inducted into the BJP in the presence of U.P.’s Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak, State party chief Bhupendra Singh, party general secretary Tarun …

Lok Sabha polls: Mayawati's BSP faces uphill battle in UP amid three-way fight with NDA, INDIA bloc
10 months ago

Lok Sabha polls: Mayawati's BSP faces uphill battle in UP amid three-way fight with NDA, INDIA bloc

New Indian Express  

LUCKNOW: The recently announced seat-sharing agreement between the Samajwadi Party and Congress presents challenges for the Bahujan Samaj Party, led by Mayawati, as it navigates a triangular contest in Uttar Pradesh against the NDA and INDIA bloc for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The opposition alliance has designated 63 Lok Sabha seats for the SP and other constituent parties, while …

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, …

Bahujan to parivarjan, BSP’s transformation
1 year ago

Bahujan to parivarjan, BSP’s transformation

Hindustan Times  

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati’s announcement that her nephew Akash Anand will succeed her as party chief points to the distance the outfit has travelled since the passing of founder Kanshi Ram in 2006. Under Ram, the BSP, established in 1984, was a party that drew energy from grassroots mobilisations, especially of the Dalits. Ram, an Ambedkarite, also shaped the …

BSP suspends its MP Danish Ali for 'anti-party' activities
1 year ago

BSP suspends its MP Danish Ali for 'anti-party' activities

The Hindu  

Bahujan Samaj Party on December 9 suspended its Lok Sabha member from Amroha parliamentary segment Kunwar Danish Ali for anti-party activities. Bahujan Samaj Party suspends its MP Danish Ali for indulging in anti-party activities: BSP pic.twitter.com/BKHHuVbStw — ANI December 9, 2023 The letter added, “In the interest of the party, you are being suspended from the membership of the BSP …

MP election surprises: From winning back seat after 33 years to losing Datia
1 year ago

MP election surprises: From winning back seat after 33 years to losing Datia

India Today  

The Bharatiya Janata Party recorded a massive victory in Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections 2023. LAHAR: A FIRST SINCE 1990 Irrespective of whoever formed the government in the last three decades, Congress leader Govind Singh retained the Lahar constituency. BJP leader Ambrish Sharma contested the 2018 elections on behalf of the Bahujan Samaj Party and was the second runner-up after Singh …

Dalit outreach: Yogi raises dropping of Kanshi Ram’s name from universities by SP
1 year, 2 months ago

Dalit outreach: Yogi raises dropping of Kanshi Ram’s name from universities by SP

Hindustan Times  

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday launched the Bharatiya Janata Party ’s drive to connect with Dalits from Hapur in west U.P. Then we wonder if they really mean it or like Kalanemi they are out to cheat,” Yogi said while blaming the then Akhilesh Yadav government of dropping Kanshi Ram’s name from universities and stopping scholarships of SC/ST students. …

BSP MP Danish Ali faces death threats after Parliament racial abuse incident
1 year, 2 months ago

BSP MP Danish Ali faces death threats after Parliament racial abuse incident

The Hindu  

Published : Sep 29, 2023 12:22 IST - 4 MINS READ BSP MP Kunwar Danish Ali, who endured abuse on the floor of Parliament on September 21, has disclosed that he has been receiving death threats over the phone and has been targeted by a dedicated smear campaign During the “special” session of Lok Sabha from September 18 to 22, …

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, …

Shivpal Singh Yadav calls BSP the B-team of BJP, flays SBSP leader Om Prakash Rajbhar’s statements
1 year, 5 months ago

Shivpal Singh Yadav calls BSP the B-team of BJP, flays SBSP leader Om Prakash Rajbhar’s statements

The Hindu  

, Samajwadi Party general secretary Shivpal Singh Yadav on July 4 described both the Bahujan Samaj Party and Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party as the B-team of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. He ridiculed the statement made by SBSP chief Om Prakash Rajbhar that a Maharashtra-like situation would soon emerge in Uttar Pradesh with several SP MLAs likely to change sides. …

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