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Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)
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- Abbreviation BSP
- President Mayawati
- Founder Kanshi Ram
- Founded 14 April 1984 (40 Years Ago) (1984-04-14)
- Country India
- Headquarters 12, Gurudwara Rakabganj Road, New Delhi, India-110001
- Eci Status National Party
- Ideology Social Justice, Self-Respect
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bahujan samaj party (BSP) BIOGRAPHY
Last Updated : 06 Feb 2025
Bahujan Samaj Party: A Profile Founded in 1984 by Kanshi Ram, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) champions the interests of Bahujans - Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes (OBCs), and minorities. Kanshi Ram, drawing inspiration from B. R. Ambedkar, Jyotiba Phule, and others, aimed t...
BAHUJAN SAMAJ PARTY NEWS
In Bihar, BJP’s UP ally SBSP keen to back BSP, Mayawati demurs
November 07, 2025 11:02 am
At a rally in Kaimur, Mayawati says alliance partners never transferred votes to the BSP in the past.
Delhi Confidential: All Caps
October 31, 2025 3:46 am
AT A meeting chaired by BSP chief Mayawati on Wednesday, all party office-bearers wore blue caps with the text ‘Bahujan Samaj Party zindabad’. This was the first time leaders were wearing the cap, introduced so that party members could be easily identified.
Mayawati targets SP & Congress again, says ‘praise for BJP our political honesty’
October 17, 2025 5:13 am
BSP chief appeals to party workers to start preparations for 2027 UP Assembly elections with full energy
What Mayawati’s mega rally on Kanshi Ram’s death anniversary tells us about future of Dalit politics
October 10, 2025 5:33 pm
Dalit assertion, once marginal, has become a reference point for all. It continues to animate the language, strategies, and imagination of Indian democracy. Mayawati’s rally, therefore, is not a mere throwback to the past
To rally cadre for UP Assembly poll, BSP to hold show of strength on Kanshi Ram’s death anniversary
September 08, 2025 7:21 am
Party chief Mayawati holds meeting to review preparations for the on October 9 event, says govts should abandon ‘hateful politics’
Akash Anand’s father-in-law apologises for past ‘mistakes’, Mayawati reinducts him into BSP
September 07, 2025 6:34 am
Siddharth fell out of favour in February after some leaders complained that he was promoting factionalism
Political discourse is turning toxic, violent; parties must stick to their principles: Mayawati
August 29, 2025 1:52 pm
The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister's comments came a day after alleged derogatory remarks were made about Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his mother at an Opposition rally in Bihar.
On Nitish turf, Chirag set to sharpen ‘new leadership’ pitch, step up ‘Bahujan outreach’
June 29, 2025 4:28 am
While both Nitish and Chirag are key allies of the BJP-led NDA, their relations have been strained, with the LJP(RV) chief now positioning himself for a larger role in Bihar politics.
Why Ambedkarite politics is losing its autonomy in India
June 23, 2025 4:19 pm
As the political discourse focuses on Ambedkar — both the ruling party and the Opposition invoking him on many occasions — it is high time to look at what has gone wrong with Ambedkarite politics in the country
Delhi Confidential: Power Distribution
June 14, 2025 3:16 am
Mayawati has assigned a responsibility to the party’s national general secretary, Mewa Lal Gautam, UP state unit president Vishwanath Pal and BSP office in-charge Ram Avtar Mittal to hold monthly meetings of “Pichhda Varg Bhaichara Committees”, which were formed recently to reach out to OBC voters.
BAHUJAN SAMAJ PARTY VIDEOS
Rajya Sabha adjourned over Rohith Vemula case
February 24, 2016 7:34 am
New Delhi, Feb 24 (ANI): Rajya Sabha Deputy chairman PJ Kurien adjourned the house again till noon as Bahujan Samaj Party leader Mayawati raised the issue of Rohith Vemula, a Dalit student who committed suicide earlier this year after being suspended that created ado. Other BSP MPs also started sloganeering against the Central Government and demanded justice for Vemula's family.
Mayawati has done nothing for Dalits in UP: Rahul Gandhi
February 18, 2016 4:05 pm
Lucknow, Feb 18 (ANI): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati has done nothing for Dalits in Uttar Pradesh and added that the latter is of the view that their plight would drastically change for the better if the Congress Party joins hands with them. Targetting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), he said both wanted to suppress the poor and the downtrodden sections of society.Before reaching the venue of the event he was to address, BJP activists greeted the Congress vice president with black flags.
