Mayawati

Mayawati faces major setback as Sangeeta Azad joins BJP

In his resignation letter to Mayawati, Pandey expressed frustration over the lack of engagement with party leadership, signaling a prevailing sentiment among BSP MPs. With Azad's potential move to the BJP, four out of ten BSP Lok Sabha MPs have either defected or expressed intentions to do so.

I’m heartbroken……with Ramesh Bidhuri’s invectives: BSP’s Danish Ali

NEW DELHI: Disturbed BSP MP Danish Ali, from Uttar Pradesh’s Amroha, who was scorned at with a mouthful of disparaging expletives on his religious identity by the BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, has described the incident as heart-breaking for him. “During the course of his speech, he directed the most foul and […]

Parliament inauguration: BSP, BJD oppose Cong, say will participate in event

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Thursday in a series of tweets voiced her disapproval towards the opposition parties for their decision to boycott the inauguration of the new Parliament building by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. She stated that the central government has the right to inaugurate the building since they were responsible for […]

I am not scared of winters, so no sweater: Rahul Gandhi

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday put an end to speculations around his white T-shirt that has now become the talk of the town by declaring that he was not scared of the chilling cold in the national capital. Responding to a question during a press conference in New Delhi, Gandhi said, “Why is […]

BSP MP Reaches Saudi Arabia To Drum Up Support For Mayawati

BSP Member of Parliament Kunwar Danish Ali on Sunday pointed out that there is a high possibility that the 2024 general election will result in the formation of a United Front government at the Centre.

Offered CM Post To Mayawati But She Didn’t Respond: Rahul Gandhi

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that the grand old party had reached out to Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati for an alliance ahead of the 2022 Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh and even offered her the chief minister’s post, but she did not respond. “You must have seen that Mayawati did not fight the […]

UP Polls: 5 Key Takeaways From The Results

New Delhi: As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) swept the Uttar Pradesh polls, we look at 5 big takeaways from the result that will shape Indian politics in the days to come: 1) The triumph of ‘Rashan’ and ‘Sushasan’ (Ration and Good Governance): During the elections, two biggest factors for the people were law and order […]

After BJP, Desertion Bug Bites Mayawati Led BSP As Rambir Upadhyay Resigns From Party

LUCKNOW: In the season of desertions ahead of the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, now Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has also suffered a massive jolt as senior party leader Ramvir Upadhyay resigned from the party. In his resignation letter to BSP supremo Mayawati, Upadhyay, who is an MLA from Sadabad assembly constituency said, “I have […]

2022 UP Polls: SP-RLD All Set To Formalise Alliance, To Share Details In Dec 7 Rally

LUCKNOW: The Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) and Samajwadi Party (SP) are moving closer to what appears to be a pre-poll alliance between the two political parties ahead of 2022 Uttar Pradesh (UP) assembly elections. RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary on Monday said that his party will share the stage with the SP in a mega rally […]

Mayawati’s Mother Passes Away, Priyanka First To Reach Amid BSP-Cong Strained Ties

LUCKNOW/NEW DELHI: BSP supremo and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati’s mother Ramrati (92) passed away on Saturday after battling prolonged illness. BSP general secretary Satish Mishra told reporters that the Dalit czarina’s mother was undergoing treatment at a Delhi hospital and died following a cardiac arrest. Her mother’s cremation is scheduled to take place in […]