Bahujan Samaj Party

Happy birthday Mayawati! She turns 60 today

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati will turn 60 on Friday.

Jan 15, 2016, 08:58 AM IST

Mayawati cancels poll ticket after candidate's feet-touching picture on Facebook

The picture reportedly left Mayawati miffed, resulting in the cancellation of Sangeeta's ticket.

Jan 13, 2016, 15:18 PM IST

Open to alliance with Congress for Punjab Assembly polls: BSP

Punjab BSP chief Avtar Singh Karimpuri claimed that Bahujan Samaj Party is working with the sole agenda of uprooting the ruling SAD-BJP alliance from state politics and could come on board with Congress.

Jan 08, 2016, 18:56 PM IST

People demanding Ram temple in Ayodhya are home-grown terrorists: BSP leader

The BJP took offence to BSP leader Swamy Prasad Maurya's comment that people demanding a Ram temple in Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh are home-grown terrorists.

Dec 30, 2015, 15:28 PM IST

Mulayam as PM, Rahul Dy PM: Akhilesh Yadav's formula for SP-Congress alliance at Centre

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Friday completely ruled out any alliance with Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party.

Dec 04, 2015, 15:08 PM IST

Warrant against senior BSP leader

A local court issued a non- bailable warrant against senior BSP leader Swami Prasad Maurya for failing to appear in a case filed against him for allegedly making certain comments on Hindu gods and goddesses.

Dec 02, 2015, 19:55 PM IST

Warrant issued against Uttar Pradesh BSP leader

A non-bailable warrant (NBW) was issued against Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) general secretary Swamy Prasad Maurya for not appearing before a court in regard with an ongoing case.

Dec 02, 2015, 13:15 PM IST

None can stop BSP from coming to power in UP in 2017: Mayawati

BSP chief Mayawati said that people in Bihar voted en masse in favour of the grand alliance against the "wrong policies'' of BJP.

Nov 09, 2015, 15:42 PM IST

Be alert to 'communal agenda' of BJP: Mayawati tells party men

Buoyed by results in Uttar Pradesh panchayat polls, BSP supremo Mayawati on Thursday asked her cadre to remain alert to the designs of rivals, especially "communal agenda of BJP and company", in the run up to 2017 Assembly election.

Nov 05, 2015, 15:48 PM IST

BSP to hold strategy session for 2017 UP Assembly polls

BSP supremo Mayawati will hold a strategy session with senior party leaders on Thursday to fine tune arrangements for 2017 UP Assembly elections.

Nov 04, 2015, 15:29 PM IST

DNA: SP suffers jolt, BSP fares well in UP panchayat elections

The ruling Samajwadi Party on Monday suffered a jolt in pockets of Uttar Pradesh with many relatives of ministers and senior leaders losing in the zila panchayat elections while Bharatiya Janata Pa

Nov 02, 2015, 23:41 PM IST

Will not construct any memorial, museum in future: Mayawati

BSP chief Mayawati on Saturday said she will not construct any memorial or museum if she comes to power again in Uttar Pradesh, after her previous terms saw a flurry of such projects including a giant park in Noida.

Oct 31, 2015, 21:12 PM IST

Akhilesh Yadav says fear of 'bua' Mayawati should be in everyone's mind

In a veiled reference to BSP chief Mayawati, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said fear of bua (aunt) should be in everyone mind.

Oct 31, 2015, 20:18 PM IST

SP leader shot at, BSP members booked in UP

A Samajwadi Party leader was seriously injured after he was shot at on Friday allegedly over election rivalry in Sultanpur village here.

Oct 30, 2015, 13:47 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh becomes a communal tinderbox

Communal flare-ups, curfews and prohibitory orders have become the order of the day in Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state.

Oct 27, 2015, 15:35 PM IST

Allahabad HC seeks expenditure details on Mayawati's bungalow

The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court on Wednesday sought an explanation from the Uttar Pradesh government over a huge amount of public money spent on the construction of the private residence of former state chief minister Mayawati.

Oct 14, 2015, 14:50 PM IST

Dadri Police recommends FIR against Mahesh Sharma, Sangeet Som, Naseemuddin Siddiqui

A report filed by the police with the District Magistrate of Gautam Budh Nagar district on Tuesday recommended filing of FIRs against Mahesh Sharma, Sangeet Som and Naseemuddin Siddiqui. 

Oct 06, 2015, 17:49 PM IST

Mayawati criticises Mohan Bhagwat's remarks on quota regime

BSP supremo Mayawati on Tuesday attacked RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's statement on review of quota regime and threatened a nationwide protest against the Narendra Modi government if it "toed" the line of the Sangh leader.

Sep 22, 2015, 15:30 PM IST

NRHM scam: Mayawati to address media today

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati said on Monday that she will address the media on her reported involvement in the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) scam on Tuesday.

Sep 22, 2015, 01:37 AM IST

UP panchayat polls notified, to be four-phased

The notification for the much-awaited panchayat polls in Uttar Pradesh was issued on Monday afternoon.

Sep 21, 2015, 22:14 PM IST