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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
The Azad imprint in BSP’s Delhi candidate list: Can the party's road to recovery start from the Capital?
January 27, 2025 4:44 pm
In a bid to regain its foothold among its core Dalit voter base, which has seemingly shifted to the AAP, the Mayawati-led party has fielded 35 candidates from the Jatav community; almost half of the candidates are below 45 years old.
Polls coming closer in Delhi, Congress started politics in Ambedkar’s name: BSP
December 25, 2024 5:56 am
"For people in Congress, wearing blue attire becomes a fashion statement whenever there is an election," charged BSP's national coordinator.
For ‘shrinking’ BSP, one of its most pressing problems: Chandrashekhar Azad is slowly catching up
November 30, 2024 1:51 pm
Though neither party managed to win a seat in the recent Assembly elections and bypolls, the Aazad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) is increasingly holding its own in direct fights with the BSP.
After Haryana rout, BSP adopts a targeted approach for Jharkhand impact
November 04, 2024 2:15 am
In 2019, Mayawati’s party lost the 66 Assembly seats it contested in the eastern state. This time, it has fine-tuned its strategy to increase its vote share.
Delhi Confidential: Borrowed Promises
September 25, 2024 2:16 am
The BSP, led by Mayawati, never releases any manifesto or list of promises for the Assembly or Parliamentary polls. The party is maintaining the same stand in the ongoing Haryana Assembly polls as well.
‘Dalit leaders should stay away from casteist parties like Congress’: Mayawati
September 23, 2024 6:58 pm
“Congress and other casteist parties have been against reservation from the very beginning,” the BSP president said.
Mayawati: Bulldozer not symbol of rule of law, SC intervened as Centre failed in its role
September 19, 2024 1:48 am
Her remarks came a day after the Supreme Court said there would be no demolition of properties, including of those accused of a crime, until October 1 without its permission, while observing that even one instance of illegal demolition was against the “ethos of the Constitution”.
Who was at fault for SP-BSP break-up? 5 yrs later, why the parties are still fighting over it
September 15, 2024 6:30 pm
The war of words was triggered after BSP chief Mayawati in a 59-page booklet shared her “unpleasant experience” of the alliance with the SP.
Why Mayawati does not want Akhilesh Yadav as ally: In note to cadre, BSP chief cites past 'snubs'
September 06, 2024 1:25 pm
The BSP distributed Mayawati's appeal to her cadre during last month's national executive meeting in Lucknow where the former CM was re-elected party president for sixth consecutive term.
Rivals with benefits, Akhilesh, Mayawati keep lines open, others guessing
August 29, 2024 5:04 am
While BSP chief has ruled out an alliance, she has kept pleasantries with Akhilesh, over his recent support to her, going; for SP leader, a chance to expand caste base
