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BSP : Bahujan Samaj Party

Political

What is the full form of BSP?

BSP stands for the "Bahujan Samaj Party"

It is a national-level political party in India that was formed to represent Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes (OBC), along with religious minorities.

The BSP is founded by Kanshi Ram in 1984.

  • The party claims to be inspired by the philosophy of Gautama Buddha, B. R. Ambedkar, Mahatma Jyotiba Phule, Narayana Guru, Periyar E. V. Ramasamy, and Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj.
  • After Kanshi Ram, Mayawati became the head of the party.
  • The BSP has its main base in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
  • Its election symbol is the Elephant.

BSP Election History:

  • In 1993 Mayawati formed a coalition with Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav as Chief Minister.
  • On 2 June 1995, she withdrew support from his government.
  • Mayawati then obtained support from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to become Chief Minister on 3 June 19but in October 1995, the BJP withdrew their
  • In 2007, Uttar Pradesh state assembly election, the BSP became the sole majority party and Mayawati began her fourth term as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
  • As per Observer Research Foundation, within 25 years BSP became the third largest political party of India.
  • In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections BSP became the third-largest national party of India in terms of vote percentage with 4.2% of the vote across the country but gaining no seats.
  • Prior to the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, BSP formed a Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) which is an anti-Congress, anti-BJP.
  • The Mahagathbandhan won 15 seats out of 80 in Uttar Pradesh in the 2019 Indian General Election.

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