Lucknow. Bahujan Samaj Party, founded by Kanshi Ram in 1984, created a stir in politics by securing a single majority in the 2007 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. BSP had won 206 seats through Dalit-Brahmin alliance. Along with UP, BSP had also increased its support base in Punjab, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh. The party had won 21 Lok Sabha seats in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections.
BSP had to face a crushing defeat in the 2012 UP Assembly elections. After this BSP could not stand again. From the 2017 and 2022 assembly elections to the 2014, 2019 and 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the BSP had to face a shameful defeat. Only one MLA of the party could win the election in the 2022 assembly elections. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, 10 of its MPs had won the elections in alliance with SP. After the break of the alliance, BSP’s performance continued to decline.
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Vote bank reduced from 25 to 7 percent in 14 years
Bahujan Samaj Party has declined badly in last 14 years. The party’s vote bank has reduced from 25 percent to only 12.88 percent in the assembly elections. The party mired in corruption and nepotism was rejected by its core vote bank. Former Chief Minister Mayawati is being held responsible for this. It is a matter of concern for BSP that now its traditional vote bank has also been breached.
Many leaders including Naseemuddin expelled from the party
BSP supremo Mayawati has expelled many veteran leaders from the party, including early party leaders Ram Achal Rajbhar, Lalji Verma, Dara Singh Chauhan, Babu Singh Kushwaha, Swami Prasad Maurya and Naseemuddin Siddiqui. After this, after Mayawati, only a few big leaders including Satish Mishra, Ashok Siddharth and his nephew Akash Anand are left in the party. In such a situation, continuous brainstorming is going on as to how the declining graph of the party will improve.
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BJP made a dent in Valmiki vote bank
Since the 2014 elections, BJP had made a dent in BSP’s Valmiki vote bank. Valmiki voters joined BJP’s side. In the elections held since then, Valmiki voters voted in favor of BJP. BSP is left with only the vote bank of Jatav and Katheriya community.
display of strength on birthday
BSP supremo Mayawati displays her strength every year on her birthday by calling a rally to save the core vote bank. Lakhs of workers from all over the state gather at Ramabai Maidan in Lucknow. There, Mayawati directly attacks BJP and Congress to woo her voters.
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