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TopicBSP chief Mayawati

Topic: BSP chief Mayawati

Why UP BJP has picked this woman Dalit leader to challenge Mayawati on her turf

The BJP has managed to stitch together an upper caste, non-Jatav Dalit and non-Yadav OBC coalition in UP. It is now eyeing the Jatav vote. 

UP govt increasing sugarcane MSP ahead of polls shows their selfishness, Mayawati says

Extending support to 'Bharat Bandh' call given by farmers, Mayawati also criticised Yogi Adityanath govt's cabinet expansion as an 'effort to mobilise voters on the basis of caste'.

In Mayawati’s BSP, these are the 3 young leaders who are party’s Gen Next

Mayawati insists she will not anoint a successor as she is healthy, but there are at least 3 young faces in the BSP whom party leaders say are the second rung of leadership.

‘What have you done for your caste’? Question BSP leaders must answer for UP poll ticket

BSP leaders say prospective candidates have to provide information not just of what they have done for their castes but also the Bahujan movement. 

Chandra Shekhar Azad can be the new Kanshi Ram — if he can upgrade for Modi-Shah era

Reservation and lower-caste politics have gained the pragmatic attention of Nagpur ideologues.

BSP will go solo in UP, Uttarakhand assembly elections, Mayawati says

Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Sunday categorically denied entering into an alliance with Asaduddin Owaisi's party AIMIM in the upcoming UP Assembly elections.

‘Not just a party of Jats,’ how the SAD hopes to rebrand itself with BSP alliance

The alliance's revival comes at a time when SAD is facing a backlash among Sikh farm workers in Punjab and the Mayawati-led BSP is fighting for survival in UP.

11 MLAs expelled, 4 UP chiefs in 3 years — why Mayawati’s BSP appears to be imploding

On Thursday, the BSP expelled MLAs Lalji Verma and Ram Achal Rajbhar, taking the total number of legislators removed by the party to 11, in just the last 18 months. 

This is why Mayawati wants to fight solo, says no more poll alliances

Congress and Samajawadi Party, though, believe it doesn’t matter what Mayawati's BSP decides because party 'isn’t in the race for 2022 UP assembly election'.

Bhim Army chief Aazad says open to alliance with SP or any party opposing BJP for UP 2022

In interview with ThePrint, Chandra Shekhar Aazad said he does not see himself as just a Dalit leader & does not seek ‘validation of veterans’, in response to Mayawati attacking him. 

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The Bengal Files has made sure Kolkata dusts history books to find out real Gopal Mukherjee

Whether it is due to the alleged unofficial ban on The Bengal Files or allegations by Gopal Mukherjee’s family against Agnihotri, everyone in the state wants to know more about Mukherjee.

Punjab’s paddy farmers are staring at big losses. Why flood impact may spill out of India’s rice bowl

As devastated farmers begin to come to terms with the fallout, 4 lakh hectares of land under paddy cultivation across state is flooded. Punjab is among the biggest contributors to PDS.

Army chief weighs in on theaterisation, says it is inevitable and need of the hour

New Delhi: Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi has strongly backed the idea of theaterisation, saying it is inevitable and the need of the hour. Speaking...

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?