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Modi misleading the country on quota: Mayawati

Writing in a Twitter post, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief said: "The Prime Minister is misleading the country by saying that reservation in jobs and education will never be ended

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Updated On : 24 Apr 2019 | 7:11 PM IST

Mayawati meets family of Badaun rape victims

BSP chief Mayawati today joined the politicians who made a beeline to the village, where two dalit girls were brutally gangraped and murdered, and stepped up attack on SP government alleging it was perpetrating "jungle raj" and there was attempt to put the case on the back burner.

Mayawati meets family of Badaun rape victims
Updated On : 03 Aug 2018 | 1:15 PM IST

BSP chief Mayawati appoints brother Anand Kumar as party vice president

Mayawati had publicly announced that no member of her family would ever be office-bearer in BSP

BSP chief Mayawati appoints brother Anand Kumar as party vice president
Updated On : 14 Apr 2017 | 2:35 PM IST

BSP MLA Noor Salim booked for violating poll code

RLD district president Ajit Rathi has also been booked for violation of the poll code

BSP MLA Noor Salim booked for violating poll code
Updated On : 17 Jan 2017 | 12:13 PM IST

Rs 5 lakh in new notes seized from BSP leader's vehicle in Mathura

The SUV allegedly belonged to BSP district chief Satya Prakash Kardam

Rs 5 lakh in new notes seized from BSP leader's vehicle in Mathura
Updated On : 14 Jan 2017 | 3:14 AM IST

BSP announces final list of candidates; two seats in Sonbhadra undecided

BSP has given 87 tickets to Dalits, 97 to Muslims and 106 to OBCs, according to Mayawati

BSP announces final list of candidates; two seats in Sonbhadra undecided
Updated On : 08 Jan 2017 | 12:52 PM IST

BSP announces first UP poll list

BSP won a majority in the 2007 UP assembly poll but won only 80 of the 403 seats in 2012

BSP announces first UP poll list
Updated On : 06 Jan 2017 | 1:55 AM IST

ED detects Rs 104 cr deposited in BSP account after demonetisation

Attempts to elicit a response from BSP on the issue failed

ED detects Rs 104 cr deposited in BSP account after demonetisation
Updated On : 27 Dec 2016 | 9:01 AM IST

BSP's chances brighten

Mayawati's first two major rallies in Uttar Pradesh were in August. She began with Agra, but as the second spot, she strategically chose Azamgarh, the eastern UP constituency that sent Mulayam Singh Yadav to the Lok Sabha (he contested Mainpuri as well as Azamgarh but opted to retain the latter). Her pitch in Azamgarh was less about the attacks on Dalits - although she referred to them - but more about the concerns of Muslims.Between August and now, Mayawati, who had become a bit lackadaisical in addressing political issues after the 2014 general elections in which she got zero seats, has become extraordinarily sensitive to the fears and pain of the minorities, especially Muslims. She was one of the first to demand a judicial enquiry into the circumstances of the Bhopal encounter that resulted in the killing of eight undertrials who were alleged members of SIMI, a banned Islamist student organisation. The Akhilesh Yadav government in power in UP prides itself on being the party that su

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Updated On : 04 Nov 2016 | 12:46 AM IST

BSP will be NDA's rival in UP if Yadav feud persists, says Ramdas Athawale

Athwale says RPI would ask NDA to allot it 20 to 25 seats in the UP elections

BSP will be NDA's rival in UP if Yadav feud persists, says Ramdas Athawale
Updated On : 26 Oct 2016 | 10:57 PM IST

SP's family drama is of no interest in UP: BSP

The party said that SP is not concerned about the people of Uttar Pradesh

SP's family drama is of no interest in UP: BSP
Updated On : 22 Oct 2016 | 2:34 PM IST

BJP criticises BSP for not sacking its member for abusing Dayashankar Singh's family

Singh has been absconding ever since he was booked for derogatory remarks against Mayawati

BJP criticises BSP for not sacking its member for abusing Dayashankar Singh's family
Updated On : 28 Jul 2016 | 11:12 AM IST

BSP stages 'show of strength' over remarks on Mayawati

The Mayawati-led party protested the disparaging remarks against her by a senior BJP leader Dayashankar Singh

BSP stages 'show of strength' over remarks on Mayawati
Updated On : 21 Jul 2016 | 7:06 PM IST

BSP workers hold protests, demand arrest of Dayashankar

At least 500 to 1,000 workers from each district started arriving in the night itself

BSP workers hold protests, demand arrest of Dayashankar
Updated On : 21 Jul 2016 | 11:19 AM IST

BSP files police complaint seeking FIR against Singh

Alleged that Singh's remarks have hurt the feelings of BSP workers and the Dalit community across the country

BSP files police complaint seeking FIR against Singh
Updated On : 21 Jul 2016 | 7:57 AM IST

Another BSP leader quits party

Alleges Mayawati has deviated from the mission of B R Ambedkar and party founder Kanshi Ram

Another BSP leader quits party
Updated On : 09 Jul 2016 | 6:27 PM IST

Senior BSP leader quits, accuses Mayawati of auctioning tickets for 2017 UP polls

Swami Prasad Maurya has left BSP amid speculation that he might join the Samajwadi Party

Senior BSP leader quits, accuses Mayawati of auctioning tickets for 2017 UP polls
Updated On : 22 Jun 2016 | 6:48 PM IST

Swami Prasad Maurya quits BSP, accuses Mayawati of auctioning tickets

Addressing a press conference in Lucknow, Maurya said it is a do or die situation for the party in 2017 when the state goes to polls.

Swami Prasad Maurya quits BSP, accuses Mayawati of auctioning tickets
Updated On : 22 Jun 2016 | 4:59 PM IST

Former Bahujan Samaj Party MLA booked for culpable homicide

He has been accused of the death of DGC Sadhna Sharma who was killed two days ago

Former Bahujan Samaj Party MLA booked for culpable homicide
Updated On : 25 May 2016 | 4:06 PM IST