BSP supremo Mayawati.
– Photo: Amar Ujala
Expansion
Bahujan Samaj Party is busy in fielding strong candidates on the 10 vacant seats of the Vidhan Sabha. The party is preparing to increase its presence in the Vidhan Sabha through by-elections. Let us tell you that BSP’s Umashankar Singh is the only MLA in the Vidhan Sabha. The party has no member in the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and Vidhan Parishad.
If party sources are to be believed, this time the responsibility of preparing a list of names of strong candidates for the by-elections has been given to the district presidents. They will directly give their report about the candidates to BSP supremo Mayawati, after which the high command will take the final decision.
After the crushing defeat in the Lok Sabha elections, senior party officials are being kept away from the by-elections. According to experts, it has become a compulsion for the BSP to field its candidate in the by-elections, because the Azad Samaj Party is also preparing to contest the by-elections. If the BSP does not participate in the by-elections, the Dalit vote bank may turn towards the Azad Samaj Party. This is the reason why the BSP is preparing to contest the by-elections to save its vote bank and increase the number of its members in the Vidhan Sabha.
Curiosity continues about Akash Anand
There is still curiosity about the return of the party’s former national coordinator and political successor Akash Anand. Mayawati’s decision to remove Akash Anand from all posts during the Lok Sabha elections has been disliked by many party workers. Akash Anand has also maintained silence after Mayawati’s decision and his activity has reduced. There is also confusion about Akash Anand’s arrival in the election review meeting to be held soon.