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Mayawati’s Explosive Decision Sends Shockwaves Through UP Politics
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh: Uttar Pradesh politics has been jolted by a dramatic organisational decision as Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati announced the complete expulsion of her nephew and former national coordinator Akash Anand from the party, ending his association with the BSP amid an escalating dispute involving his political conduct and family connections.
In a strongly worded statement shared on social media platform X, Mayawati expressed deep dissatisfaction with Anand’s activities and alleged that he had shown greater attachment to his father-in-law, former Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Siddharth, than to his own political career and the larger interests of the Bahujan movement. The development came shortly after Siddharth announced his retirement from active politics, following Mayawati’s criticism of his continued political involvement.
Mayawati said Siddharth’s decision to step away came too late and suggested that had he taken the step earlier, circumstances surrounding the Bahujan movement and Akash Anand would not have reached such a difficult stage. She further questioned why Siddharth had not voluntarily withdrawn from politics earlier if he was genuinely concerned about Anand’s political future and the broader interests of the movement.
Mayawati also pointed to Anand’s failure to repost an official BSP communication on his X account, describing the episode as another indication of where his priorities lay. According to Mayawati, the party and its movement must remain above personal and family relationships, and anyone placing private interests ahead of the organisation cannot effectively work in its larger interest. She said that after consultation with party leaders and workers, Anand, who had already been relieved of the post of national coordinator, had now been completely removed from all BSP activities as well as party membership.
At the same time, Mayawati said Anand would be free to live and work independently outside the party if he wished to do so. The decision marks a significant turn in the BSP’s internal politics and could have wider implications as Uttar Pradesh prepares for its next electoral battle, with attention now focused on Anand’s political future, the response of BSP supporters and workers, and whether the dramatic split will have any impact on the party’s organisational strength and electoral prospects in the state.
