Archive · 18 Aug 2026
BJP Ally Warns Party Will Be Voted Out Without Reservation
A minister in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has warned his own ruling party to do something very important.
The minister, Sanjay Nishad, leads a small political party called NISHAD.
He wants the government to give special benefits called 'reservation' to his community so they can get jobs and school places more easily.
He said that other political parties ignored this demand and people voted them out of power.
Nishad warned that the BJP could be voted out too if it does not listen.
He said this at his party's birthday celebration in the city of Lucknow.
He also asked another government minister to take his request to the top leaders.
However, not everyone believes he is serious.
A spokesperson for the Samajwadi Party said Nishad is just pretending, because he has been with the BJP for ten years and keeps his minister job.
Uttar Pradesh will hold elections soon, so this warning could matter a lot.
Sanjay Nishad, Uttar Pradesh Fisheries Minister and NISHAD Party chief, warned the BJP it could be voted out of office if it fails to implement reservation for his community.
He made the remarks at his party's 11th foundation day event in Lucknow on Sunday.
Nishad cited BSP, SP and Congress as parties that ignored the demand and were consequently ousted from power.
He urged state Transport Minister Daya Shankar Singh to take up the reservation demand with the BJP government 'before it is too late'.
The Samajwadi Party dismissed the warning, with spokesperson Fakhrul Hasan Chand saying Nishad is 'putting on an act' and clinging to power.
- Who
- Sanjay Nishad, Uttar Pradesh Fisheries Minister and chief of the NISHAD Party
- What
- Warned the BJP that it will be voted out of office if it fails to grant reservation to the Nishad community
- When
- Sunday, at the NISHAD Party's 11th foundation day; Uttar Pradesh goes to polls early next year
- Where
- Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
- Why
- To press the BJP government to fulfil the community's primary demand for reservation before the state elections
Nishad's Warning
Samajwadi Party's Rebuff
Credibility of the reservation warning
Nishad's Warning
Nishad insists the BJP must implement reservation or face the same ouster that BSP, SP and Congress suffered for ignoring the demand, saying the issue is his party's priority.
Samajwadi Party's Rebuff
SP spokesperson Fakhrul Hasan Chand says Nishad is 'putting on an act' — he has been with the BJP for ten years and remains a minister, showing he is clinging to power rather than seriously pursuing the reservation cause.
- Speaker
- Sanjay Nishad, UP Fisheries Minister
- Party
- NISHAD (Nirbal Indian Shoshit Hamara Aam Dal)
- Event
- 11th foundation day of NISHAD Party
- Venue
- Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
- Core demand
- Reservation for the Nishad community
- Requested action
- Transport Minister Daya Shankar Singh to take up issue with BJP government
- Samajwadi Party response
- Nishad's warning dismissed as 'an act'
- Next UP elections
- Early next year