Bahujan Samaj Party
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| Bahujan Samaj Party | |
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| General Secretary | Satish Chandra Mishra |
|---|---|
| Leader in Lok Sabha | Rajesh Verma |
| Leader in Rajya Sabha | Urmilesh Kumar Bharti |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Headquarters | 12, Gurudwara Rakabganj Road, New Delhi - 110001 |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 19 |
| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 6 |
| Political ideology | Dalit Socialism |
| Publications | Adil Jafri, Mayayug |
| Website | bspindia.org |
| See also the politics of India series | |
The Bahujan Samaj Party (Hindi: बहुजन समाज पार्टी) is a national political party in India with socialist leanings. It was formed to chiefly represent Bahujans (literally meaning "People in majority" i.e. (OBC, [[Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (Buddhists, Minorities & [SC, ST]), and claims to be inspired by the philosophy of B. R. Ambedkar. The BSP was founded by the high-profile charismatic leader Kanshi Ram in 1984. The party's political symbol is an elephant. In the 13th Lok Sabha (1999-2004) it had 14 (out of 545) members and currently in the 14th Lok Sabha has 17. The party has its main base in Uttar Pradesh of Indian state, in UP the BSP has formed government several times. Mayawati is the President of the party and has been so for many years. The deep and mutual hostility between the BSP and the Samajwadi Party – the other leading state party in Uttar Pradesh, whose support is mainly obtained from the OBC has led the BSP into allying itself many times with its erstwhile ideological enemies, the BJP. On 23 June 2008, the party withdrew support of a Congress led alliance called the United Progressive UPA in the Indian Government.[1]
Flag symbolizes Dalit Buddhist movement in India. BSP flag carries a white elephant instead of white Ashok Chakra.
On 11 May 2007 the Uttar Pradesh state assembly election results made BSP the first single majority party since 1991. After 15 years of hung assembly, BSP won a clear majority in India's most populated state. The BSP President Miss Mayawati began as the new Chief Minister of UP for the fourth term. She took the oath of chief minister along with 50 ministers (cabinet and state rank) on 13 May, 2007 at Rajbhawan in the state capital Lucknow.
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[edit] Candidates of the Lok sabha 2009 elections
This is a list of all candidates that are on the Bahujan Samaj Party ticket or once represented the Bahujan Samaj Party.
