Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Mayawati Reappoints Akash Anand as BSP National Convenor
Mayawati leads the Bahujan Samaj Party, or BSP.
She has brought her nephew Akash Anand back into the party as its national convenor.
She had removed him from that role on September 3 and announced he was leaving the party on September 10.
Mayawati said she considered his request to return and listened to party members and family.
She said Anand’s father-in-law, Ashok Siddharth, had retired from politics.
Mayawati hopes the party can now work smoothly, though she said this also depends on Anand.
Anand thanked her and promised to work for the party and its movement.
Mayawati also said the BSP was preparing for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.
Mayawati restored her nephew Akash Anand as the Bahujan Samaj Party’s national convenor, giving him another opportunity to work in the party.
She said the decision followed consideration of Anand’s request to return and the views of party members and family.
Mayawati removed Anand from the convenor post on September 3 and announced his separation from the BSP on September 10.
She linked hopes for smoother party functioning to Anand’s conduct and said his father-in-law, Ashok Siddharth, had retired from politics.
Anand thanked Mayawati and pledged to put the party and movement first; Mayawati also said the BSP was preparing for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.
- Who
- BSP chief Mayawati and her nephew Akash Anand.
- What
- Mayawati reinstated Anand and reappointed him as the party’s national convenor; one report also calls the post national coordinator.
- When
- Mayawati announced the reappointment on Monday, October 5; she issued further comments on Tuesday, October 6. The articles do not specify the year.
- Where
- Within the Bahujan Samaj Party; Mayawati made the announcements in posts on X.
- Why
- Mayawati said the decision was in the interest of the party and movement and followed Anand’s request to return and views expressed by party members and family.
Mayawati’s expectations and account
Akash Anand’s response
Conditions for a stable return
Mayawati’s expectations and account
Mayawati said the party should function smoothly, but that this would partly depend on Anand’s conduct. She said Siddharth’s retirement removed the need to separate Anand from the BSP again.
Akash Anand’s response
Anand said he was grateful for Mayawati’s trust and promised to work with discipline and dedication for the party and movement.
Reasons for previous separations
Mayawati’s expectations and account
Mayawati said Anand had been separated from the party several times to help him improve, and attributed concerns in part to his association with Siddharth. She also disputed media accounts that he had been expelled four times, saying he had not been expelled before his marriage.
Akash Anand’s response
Anand said the preceding months had taught him that the movement was bigger than any individual and pledged to set aside personal interests.
- Party
- Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)
- Party chief
- Mayawati
- Reappointed
- Akash Anand
- Role
- National convenor; described as national coordinator in one report
- Previous actions
- Removed as national convenor on September 3; Mayawati announced his separation from the BSP on September 10
- Ashok Siddharth
- Anand’s father-in-law and a former BSP Rajya Sabha member; Mayawati said he had retired from politics
- Election preparations
- Mayawati said the BSP was preparing for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections
Sources
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