Overview

• Mayawati will address a large gathering at Manyavar Kanshi Ram Ji Smarak Sthal in Lucknow on October 9, billed by the BSP as a launch pad for its 2027 Uttar Pradesh strategy.
• The event is scheduled to start at 9 a.m., with a target turnout of up to five lakh supporters and an expanded stage line-up featuring national convenor Akash Anand.
• Mayawati has attacked the Samajwadi Party for announcing parallel commemorations, calling it “blatant deception” and accusing SP and Congress of casteist attitudes toward Kanshi Ram.
• Her criticism included claims that the SP renamed institutions such as the Kanshi Ram Nagar district and declined to declare state mourning at the time of his death.
• BSP leaders highlight statewide cadre camps and a ‘sarvajan hitay–sarvajan sukhay’ message, while reiterating the party will avoid both NDA and INDIA blocs after consecutive vote-share declines from 30.43% in 2007 to 9.35% in the 2024 Lok Sabha election.