Overview

• Mayawati announced on X that the former Rajya Sabha MP’s expulsion was revoked with immediate effect following his public apology and pledge of loyalty.
• Ashok Siddharth posted on X that he made mistakes under the influence of wrong people, vowed to follow party discipline, and said he would not seek advantage from family ties.
• He was expelled in February for alleged anti-party activities and encouraging factionalism, according to BSP statements at the time.
• The decision lands on the eve of a senior-leadership meeting in Lucknow and ahead of a planned 9 October rally to mark Kanshi Ram’s death anniversary.
• Reports citing party functionaries interpret the move as strengthening Akash Anand’s position, while the BSP frames the readmission as contingent on discipline and commitment to the Ambedkarite movement.