Archive · 31 Jul 2026
Mayawati Declares She Alone Will Finalise BSP Candidates
Mayawati is the leader of the Bahujan Samaj Party.
She said that only she chooses who will run in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh elections.
Some people said that a man named Akash Anand helps pick the candidates, but Mayawati said that is not true.
She told the party that Akash only talks about the candidates that she already approved.
Mayawati also warned people not to believe false rumors on social media.
BSP chief Mayawati says she alone will decide candidates for UP Assembly elections.
She denies claims that national coordinator Akash Anand has a role in candidate selection.
Anand is tasked only with announcing pre‑approved candidates and addressing public meetings.
Mayawati has already finalized over two dozen candidates after interviews with party leaders.
She warns against misinformation spread by “mischievous and casteist elements” on social media.
- Who
- BSP chief Mayawati
- What
- Denies speculation that Akash Anand has a role in candidate selection and says she alone will decide candidates
- When
- Friday
- Where
- Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow
- Why
- To clarify the candidate selection process and counter misinformation
- Party
- Bahujan Samaj Party
- Candidate Selection
- Mayawati sole decision
- Akash Anand Role
- Public meetings and announcing pre‑approved candidates
- Candidates Finalised
- Over two dozen
- Election
- Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections