Overview
- Mayawati formally reappointed her nephew Akash Anand as the Bahujan Samaj Party’s national coordinator and published a schedule of public meetings for him to lead on party outreach.
- The outreach dates include Bulandshahr on October 28, Saharanpur on November 2, Ayodhya on November 20, Agra on November 22, Kanpur Nagar on November 29, Constitution Day in Punjab on November 26, and a Haridwar event on December 6.
- On Sunday, Mayawati explicitly ruled out readmitting expelled former Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Siddharth to the BSP and said he had been advised to retire from politics following his September exit.
- Mayawati named Ishan Anand, who completed law studies in London, to assist at the BSP central office in Delhi with election-related organisation and administrative paperwork.
- She urged party workers to ignore rumours and back Anand’s programmes, framing the moves as enforcement of discipline, a consolidation of central control, and preparation to strengthen outreach to the Bahujan constituency before upcoming observances and elections.