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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 battle for Ambedkar Nagar bastion, BSP on back foot as it faces turncoats on BJP, SP sides
May 24, 2024 12:57 am
While BSP’s sitting MP Ritesh Pandey is contesting on BJP ticket, ex-BSP leader Lalji Verma has been fielded by SP, even as voters seem divided between the three parties
Can SP-Congress alliance take on 'Ram' with 'Samvidhan' in eastern UP?
May 21, 2024 7:59 pm
Both the SP and Congress have paid close attention to local issues such as inflation and rising unemployment that have created dissatisfaction among the electorate. But will communal rhetoric by the BJP once again consolidate the Hindu community and triumph over dissatisfaction over social and economic issues?
In Uttar Pradesh, SP and BSP are following BJP's playbook. It's not so easy to pull off
May 08, 2024 4:13 pm
Both parties have given tickets to members of communities – non-Yadav OBCs and non-Jatav Dalits – they intend to bring into their fold. However, the BJP has been working on this model for a decade and has acquired the capacity to create a balance among these many social groups
Closed-door meetings, top guns for rallies: BJP adds ammo to Delhi Lok Sabha poll campaign
May 08, 2024 9:10 am
“Currently, there are around 200 people, men and women, who are part of such gatherings. Till May 23, we will expand these gatherings to include around 500 people in each,” he added.
In UP push, Mayawati's new playbook: upping rallies for BSP faces, all-community outreach, targeting BJP
May 07, 2024 7:42 pm
Deviating from her past template of 'limited field exposure' seen by many as one of the factors for BSP's decline, Mayawati has been stepping up campaign in every LS seat
In UP fray, BSP outdoes INDIA in fielding Muslim faces, sparks 'vote-cutter' blowback
May 02, 2024 7:18 am
BSP has fielded 20 Muslim candidates as compared to SP's 4 and Cong's 2 so far; the party has rejected INDIA's charges, accusing it of 'failing Muslim community in ensuring its proper representation in polls'
Decode Politics: Why Mayawati’s west UP statehood promise has ruffled feathers
April 22, 2024 10:44 pm
The Mayawati government in 2011 passed an Assembly resolution on dividing the state into west UP, central UP, east UP and Bundelkhand, citing the ease of administration. Since then, the issue has largely fizzled out
Why it makes sense for Mayawati, BSP to not join NDA or INDIA
April 24, 2024 9:54 am
Given the diminished stature of the BSP, she would have had little bargaining power. And there may well be a genuine fear in the BSP leadership of losing their core vote base in an alliance.
Rajasthan BSP MLAs join Shiv Sena, say will work for BJP’s LS candidates
April 17, 2024 9:17 am
Speaking on the occasion, Shinde said, “I wholeheartedly welcome you to Shiv Sena and congratulate you.” At the joining, the MLAs said that they are “influenced by the works of the Maharashtra government and Shiv Sena”.
Lok Sabha polls: Mayawati launches BSP campaign, raises EVM tampering fears
April 15, 2024 5:44 am
BSF chief says chances of BJP coming back to power at Centre “very dim”; promises statehood to west UP if party voted to power
