Overview
- At a state review meeting in Lucknow, Mayawati launched an action plan for grassroots mobilisation, including bhaichara committees to engage Dalits, OBCs, Muslims and Brahmins, with panchayat groundwork and a National Executive set for October 19.
- She accused the Congress and Samajwadi Party of lacking political honesty and cast the BSP as the consistent champion of marginalised communities.
- Clarifying her recent remarks, she said thanking the Yogi Adityanath government for committing ticket revenue to maintain BSP-era memorials reflected political honesty rather than alignment.
- She rejected claims that government buses ferried crowds to the October 9 Kanshi Ram anniversary rally in Lucknow, saying supporters used private buses and trains.
- Commentary published by some outlets contends her gestures could ease Dalit resistance to the BJP and alter opposition vote dynamics in Uttar Pradesh.