Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Mayawati Says Akash Anand Was Never Expelled From BSP
Mayawati is the leader of the Bahujan Samaj Party, or BSP.
She said her nephew Akash Anand was never expelled from the party.
Some news reports had said he was expelled several times, but Mayawati called those reports exaggerated.
She recently gave him the job of national coordinator again.
Earlier, she had removed him from that job and later said he was free of the party.
Mayawati said Anand had been active in the party before.
She also discussed Ashok Siddharth, saying he was expelled and later allowed back.
She said she hopes Anand will keep working in politics.
Mayawati said Akash Anand had never been expelled from the Bahujan Samaj Party.
She said media reports claiming he had been expelled four times exaggerated the matter.
Mayawati reappointed Anand as the party's national coordinator, reversing her decision to remove him from the post.
She said Anand had earlier played an active role in the party and that Ashok Siddharth was expelled before later being reinstated.
Mayawati had removed Anand on September 3, citing a need for greater maturity, and said on September 10 that he was free of the party.
- Who
- BSP chief Mayawati and her nephew Akash Anand.
- What
- Mayawati said Anand was never expelled from the party and addressed reports about his party status.
- When
- In a statement issued the day after Anand was reappointed national coordinator; the article also cites September 3 and September 10 decisions.
- Where
- The statement concerned the Bahujan Samaj Party in India.
- Why
- Mayawati said media reports that Anand had been expelled four times exaggerated the matter.
Media reports
Mayawati's account
Whether Akash Anand was expelled
Media reports
Reports described Anand as having been expelled from the BSP four times before being taken back.
Mayawati's account
Mayawati said those reports exaggerated the matter and insisted Anand had never been expelled.
- Party
- Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)
- Party chief
- Mayawati
- Reappointed
- Akash Anand was reappointed as national coordinator.
- September 3
- Mayawati removed Anand from the national coordinator post, saying he needed greater maturity.
- September 10
- Mayawati said she was setting Anand completely free from the BSP.
- Mayawati's claim
- She said Anand had never been expelled from the party.
- Ashok Siddharth
- Mayawati said Siddharth was expelled from the party and later reinstated.