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Existing laws are sufficient to address the problem, Mayawati said. Lucknow: BSP Chairman Mayawati on Monday called on the Uttar Pradesh BJP government to reconsider its new anti-religious conversion ordinance apparently aimed at curbing cases of “loving jihad.” The law became enforceable in the state last Saturday and a case …

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chairman Mayawati appointed Bhim Rajbhar as chairman of the party’s Uttar Pradesh unit on Sunday, with an eye toward the votes of other backward castes (OBC) in the assembly elections of 2022. In a tweet, Mayawati congratulated Rajbhar on his appointment as chairman of the BSP …

BSP chief Mayawati said on Thursday that her party will leave no stone unturned and will vote for the BJP or any other party’s candidate to guarantee the defeat of the Samajwadi Party in future elections for the legislative council in Uttar Pradesh. He also said dropping the 1995 case …

Mayawati’s comments have been linked to her setback ahead of the November 9 election on UP. After their brief alliance in Uttar Pradesh failed in last year’s national elections, Mayawati and Akhilesh Yadav have once again been fierce rivals. Mayawati has said that she is even ready to vote for …

By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: October 29, 2020 12:57:36 pm Samajwadi Party Chairman Akhilesh Yadav greets Bahujan Samaj Party Supreme Mayawati in Lucknow in 2019 (Express photo by Vishal Srivastav). Amid speculation that some of his party’s MLA members could switch sides in Uttar Pradesh, BSP …

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati suspended seven rebellious party lawmakers on Thursday, who had opposed the nomination of their official candidate Ramji Gautam for the Rajya Sabha elections. The seven MLAs include Chaudhary Aslam Ali, Hakim Lal Bind, Mohammad Mujtaba Siddiqui, Aslam Raini, Sushma Patel, Hargovind Bhargava, and Bandana …

LUCK: In a jolt for the BSP on Wednesday, four of the 10 MLAs who had proposed the name of the party’s only candidate in next month’s Rajya Sabha polls withdrew their support amid signs that they might switch sides. The four MLAs were reportedly accompanied by two others when …

In an apparent U-turn, five of the 10 BSP MLAs who had nominated Ramji Gautam as the party’s candidate for Rajya Sabha withdrew their support on Wednesday, saying their signatures were forged. The five MLAs of the Bahujan Samaj Party have written that their signatures on the top leader’s nomination …

Following a shakeup in the Rajya Sabha elections after five Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) lawmakers withdrew their support on Wednesday, the rebel MLA once again met with Samajwadi (SP) Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, which fueled speculation that they will join the party soon. The MLAs had previously met with the …

An eleventh candidate who ran at the eleventh hour has spiced Uttar Pradesh Rajya Sabha polls to win 10 seats. Things took a curious turn when an independent candidate backed by the Samajwadi Party submitted his nomination papers on Tuesday, causing a problem in the Bahujan Samaj Party, which was …