Limit of aunt, nephew politics
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Limit of aunt, nephew politics

Hindustan Times  

Six months after she anointed her nephew Akash Anand as her successor, Bahujan Samaj Party Mayawati on Tuesday declared that she was divesting him of the post of national coordinator in the “larger interest of the party and the movement”. He also ceases to be her political successor, at least until he attains “full maturity”, as per the BSP supremo’s post on X. Anand had been the face of the BSP campaign in the first two phases, and his speeches were noted for the sharp attacks on the BJP and the Samajwadi Party. However, she failed to nurture the BSP as a party of the larger bahujan samaj and many of BSP’s founding leaders, who represented a galaxy of OBC, minority and Dalit communities, parted ways with her, ostensibly because of her leadership style. In the BSP’s case, though, its decline has also been expedited by the rise of new Dalit voices, an outcome of the party’s retreat from agitational politics, and the overtures made by mainstream political parties keen on expanding their social base.

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‘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 …

Mayawati Refutes Reports Of Expelling Party Leader Over Son Marrying Daughter Of SP MLA
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Mayawati Refutes Reports Of Expelling Party Leader Over Son Marrying Daughter Of SP MLA

ABP News  

Lucknow, Dec 7 BSP chief Mayawati has refuted reports that a leader was expelled from the party for getting his son married to the daughter of an SP legislator. Bahujan Samaj Party's Rampur district unit president Surendra Sagar's son recently tied the knot with the daughter of Samajwadi Party MLA from Alapur in Ambedkar Nagar district Tribhuvan Dutt. In a …

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 …

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 …

Akash Anand’s clout in BSP re-established
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Akash Anand’s clout in BSP re-established

Hindustan Times  

Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party national coordinator Akash Anand is back in the reckoning in the party after he was removed from the key post of party national coordinator as well as her political successor by party chief Mayawati during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Senior BSP leaders Gaya Charan Dinkar and Raj Kumar Gautam confirmed that in the meeting it …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Akash Anand's first reaction after being sacked as Mayawati's heir: 'Will keep fighting for Bhim Mission...'
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Akash Anand's first reaction after being sacked as Mayawati's heir: 'Will keep fighting for Bhim Mission...'

India TV News  

Two days ago Bahujan Samaj Party chief and former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Mayawati made headlines by relieving her nephew Akash Anand of his responsibilities as her 'successor' and the national coordinator of the party. Now Anand's first reaction has come on this matter wherein he termed Mayawati as an "idol for the entire Bahujan community." Akash Anand's first …

Maya slams Akhilesh over remark on Akash removal
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Maya slams Akhilesh over remark on Akash removal

Hindustan Times  

Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party national president Mayawati on Wednesday slammed SP chief Akhilesh Yadav over his statement on the removal of Akash Anand from the post of national coordinator. Mayawati said it would be better if the extremely anti-Dalit SP did not comment or worry about what was going on in the BSP organization. In a post on social media …

Why did BSP chief Mayawati remove her nephew Akash Anand as successor? Know details HERE
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Why did BSP chief Mayawati remove her nephew Akash Anand as successor? Know details HERE

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Tuesday announced the removal of her nephew Akash Anand from the position of party's national coordinator and her political successor. The four-time Chief Minister said that Akash Anand's father Anand Kumar will continue to fulfill his responsibilities in the party and BSP will work …

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 removes nephew Akash Anand as her successor and BSP national coordinator: ‘Until he attains full maturity’
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Mayawati removes nephew Akash Anand as her successor and BSP national coordinator: ‘Until he attains full maturity’

Live Mint  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati said on Tuesday that her nephew Akash Anand has been removed as the national coordinator of the party and as her successor “in the larger interest of the party”. “I declared Akash Anand as the national coordinator of BSP and my successor, but in the larger interest of the party and …

BSP leader and Mayawati's nephew Akash Anand booked for poll code violation
7 months, 3 weeks ago

BSP leader and Mayawati's nephew Akash Anand booked for poll code violation

The Hindu  

A case has been registered against Bahujan Samaj Party leader and party's chief Mayawati's political successor, Akash Anand for allegedly using unparliamentary words and made a statement to create enmity between people during a rally in Sitapur on Sunday, said police. The rally organized by the BSP in support of Mahendra Yadav at Raja College campus in the Kotwali police …

Lok Sabha Elections: Targeting PM Modi, BJP would lead to retaliation, says Mayawati’s nephew Akash Anand
8 months ago

Lok Sabha Elections: Targeting PM Modi, BJP would lead to retaliation, says Mayawati’s nephew Akash Anand

Live Mint  

Bahujan Samaj Party national coordinator Akash Anand has said attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the Bharatiya Janata Party government at the centre could lead to retaliation. Anand said that the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati choses to target politicians considering its benefits or damages for its people, the core voters. Anand, 28 is …

'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 …

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 …

BSP’s Akash Anand kicks off campaign, pitches ‘positive politics’ based on justice for marginalised sections
8 months, 2 weeks ago

BSP’s Akash Anand kicks off campaign, pitches ‘positive politics’ based on justice for marginalised sections

The Hindu  

Bahujan Samaj Party national coordinator Akash Anand on Saturday kicked off his Lok Sabha election campaign from the Nagina parliamentary seat in western Uttar Pradesh. Without naming him, Mr. Anand targeted Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Azad for “misleading Dalit youths” and ruining their careers by involving them in protests that led to cases being registered against them. Mr. Anand …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Mayawati Designates Nephew Akash Anand as Political Heir in BSP Transition
1 year ago

Mayawati Designates Nephew Akash Anand as Political Heir in BSP Transition

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati has officially designated her nephew Akash Anand as her political heir, as announced by Udayveer Singh, the chief of the BSP's district unit in Shahjahanpur. Singh informed reporters that Mayawati declared Akash Anand responsible for strengthening the party organization nationwide, excluding Uttar Pradesh. Akash Anand, aged 28, entered politics ahead of the 2019 Lok …

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 …

Samajwadi Party’s hatred towards Dalits well known, says Mayawati
1 year, 8 months ago

Samajwadi Party’s hatred towards Dalits well known, says Mayawati

The Hindu  

Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati on April 2 hit out at the Samajwadi Party for trying to manipulate Dalit voters in the name of BSP founder and Dalit leader Kanshi Ram. Ms. Mayawati said the long history of the SP’s caste-driven hatred and malice towards Dalits was well known. “Samajwadi Party’s history of hatred and political malice towards Dalits, Extremely …

Time Has Come to Become 'Ruler Society': Mayawati's Call to Bahujan Samaj
2 years, 2 months ago

Time Has Come to Become 'Ruler Society': Mayawati's Call to Bahujan Samaj

News 18  

Bahujan Samaj Party Chief Mayawati on Sunday said that “Bahujan Samaj” has got tired of demanding its constitutional and legal rights and now they have to join the campaign to become “Hukmran Samaj”. “Bahujan Samaj has got tired of demanding its constitutional and legal rights in the 75 years after Independence. Mayawati paid her tributes to Kanshiram for making “Bahujan …

The Bahujan Samaj Party faces an existential crisis
2 years, 8 months ago

The Bahujan Samaj Party faces an existential crisis

Live Mint  

Back in 2019, before the Lok Sabha polls, the Bahujan Samaj Party leader Mayawati was being spoken about as a potential Prime Minister of India, at least in Uttar Pradesh, where I live. “Desh ka agla pradhan mantri gathbandhan dega, aur hum toh chaahenge ki koi agar aadhi aabadi se ban jaaye, toh uss se achchhi koi baat nahin hogi,” …

End of the road for Mayawati? Decoding the decimation of BSP in Uttar Pradesh
2 years, 9 months ago

End of the road for Mayawati? Decoding the decimation of BSP in Uttar Pradesh

India Today  

The result of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election-2022 has brought two surprises. The BSP has been able to win only one seat in Rasara constituency of Ballia district, and the party has also been able to get only 12.88 percent of the vote share in this election. Trajectory of Decline of Vote Share The figure below shows the trajectory of …

Amit Shah's 'greatness' he accepted BSP's relevance, says Mayawati
2 years, 10 months ago

Amit Shah's 'greatness' he accepted BSP's relevance, says Mayawati

India Today  

As the Bahujan Samaj Party hopes to repeat its show of 2007 in Uttar Pradesh, the party chief Mayawati and Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s mutual praise of each other has raised speculation. Responding to the BJP leader’s comment on BSP’s continued relevance, Mayawati said that it was Amit Shah’s “greatness” that he accepted the truth. MAYWATI ON SP, AKHILESH …

No guarantee with whom the BSP may ally: Akhilesh
2 years, 10 months ago

No guarantee with whom the BSP may ally: Akhilesh

The Hindu  

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Monday appealed to voters in Uttar Pradesh to not waste their votes on the BSP, insinuating that the Mayawati-led party could tie-up with the BJP for power. “There is no guarantee with whom the BSP may align,” Mr. Yadav said in Sandila in Hardoi district in central U.P., where the SP’s ally, the Suheldev …

UP Assembly Elections: Mayawati set to chair crucial meet; Is it too little, too late for BSP chief?
3 years ago

UP Assembly Elections: Mayawati set to chair crucial meet; Is it too little, too late for BSP chief?

Firstpost  

The BSP has been facing a steady political decline and in 2017, it was able to win only 19 of the 403 seats it had contested; its vote share decreased to only 22.2 percent The political landscape in Uttar Pradesh is heating up with the populous state all set to go to the polls early next year. BSP’s decline Mayawati’s …

Uttar Pradesh: Ex-BSP state chief RS Kushwaha makes 'courtesy call' on SP's Akhilesh Yadav
3 years, 2 months ago

Uttar Pradesh: Ex-BSP state chief RS Kushwaha makes 'courtesy call' on SP's Akhilesh Yadav

India Today  

Former Uttar Pradesh Bahujan Samaj Party president RS Kushwaha met Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday, fueling speculation about the BSP leader’s future political move. Following the meet, the Samajwadi Party tweeted, “Former state president of Bahujan Samaj Party, RS Kushwaha, made a courtesy call to national president.” The development comes ahead of the next year's assembly polls in …

Recent local elections reminds one of 'gross misuse of official machinery' during SP rule: Mayawati
3 years, 5 months ago

Recent local elections reminds one of 'gross misuse of official machinery' during SP rule: Mayawati

India TV News  

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Friday said the elections for the district panchayat chairpersons and block heads in Uttar Pradesh were reminiscent of the "gross misuse of official machinery, money power and violence during the Samajwadi Party's rule". "Gross misuse of official machinery, money power and violence by the BJP during the election of district panchayat chairperson and now …

Why UP's opposition parties are steering clear of Owaisi
3 years, 5 months ago

Why UP's opposition parties are steering clear of Owaisi

India Today  

With the assembly election due in Uttar Pradesh in 2022, the political game of alliances has begun. At the same time, by winning some seats, Owaisi will emerge as a new participant in the Muslim vote bank.” In 2019, the SP and the BSP had fought the general election together. Muslims constitute 19 per cent of UP’s total population, yet …

BSP to fight solo in UP, Uttarakhand: Mayawati
3 years, 5 months ago

BSP to fight solo in UP, Uttarakhand: Mayawati

India TV News  

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Sunday said the party will fight state assembly elections alone in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Mayawati's statement came against reports of AIMIM and BSP fighting the assembly elections together in Uttar Pradesh. Taking to Twitter, the BSP chief today said, "This news is being broadcast in a media news channel since yesterday that the …

Mayawati refutes claims about allying with AIMIM for UP polls, says BSP will fight alone
3 years, 5 months ago

Mayawati refutes claims about allying with AIMIM for UP polls, says BSP will fight alone

India Today  

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Sunday quashed the claims about allying with All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen for the next Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls. Taking to her official Twitter handle, Mayawati said, "Since yesterday, a news channel has been showing that BSP will fight the next UP Vidhan Sabha election with Owaisi's AIMIM. AIMIM, 1/2 — Mayawati June 27, 2021 Confirming …

BSP’s long tryst with defections continues. Is the crisis different this time?
3 years, 6 months ago

BSP’s long tryst with defections continues. Is the crisis different this time?

Hindustan Times  

Of the seven top leaders of the Bahujan Samaj Party who were given major responsibilities in the 2017 assembly elections, four have been shown the door. Two other leaders — Ram Achal Rajbhar, the then national general secretary tasked with the consolidation of extremely backward castes, and Lalji Verma, the leader of the BSP legislature party in the state assembly …

With Mayawati Missing in Action, It is Crunch Time for Dalit Politics in Uttar Pradesh
3 years, 6 months ago

With Mayawati Missing in Action, It is Crunch Time for Dalit Politics in Uttar Pradesh

News 18  

Eight months before Uttar Pradesh goes to polls, a critical aspect that defines and determines its political trajectory seems unsettled. It’s crunch time for Dalit politics in Uttar Pradesh that was a crucible for the rise and empowerment of the Scheduled Castes, shepherded by the Bahujan Samaj Party, its late founder Kanshi Ram, and his protégé Mayawati who became the …

Tough time for BSP as Mayawati losing her hold among Dalits, say experts
3 years, 9 months ago

Tough time for BSP as Mayawati losing her hold among Dalits, say experts

India Today  

With a continuous fall among its voters, it is a tough time for the Bahujan Samaj Party to stay relevant in Uttar Pradesh politics as the party has been losing its ground since 2012. Now Dalit leader and BSP chief Mayawati wants to make her party's presence felt in the panchayat elections for which she is holding meetings with party …

As Mayawati Turns 65, Her Biggest Challenge Remains Reviving Party and Facing Contenders
3 years, 11 months ago

As Mayawati Turns 65, Her Biggest Challenge Remains Reviving Party and Facing Contenders

News 18  

As Bahujan Samaj Party Chief and former UP CM Mayawati celebrates her birthday today, her struggle from a simple teacher to four-time Chief Minister of the biggest state in the country has not been easy. It is the first time in her three-decade long political career that Mayawati had to lose four consecutive elections and at the same time deal …

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