Overview

• Speaking at the Kanshi Ram Memorial in Lucknow on October 9, Mayawati drew a turnout reported in lakhs in her first major city appearance in years.
• She announced the BSP will contest the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections without allies, citing past vote-transfer losses and unstable coalition experiences.
• Mayawati urged workers to back national coordinator Akash Anand and presented a multi-leader stage to project a broader second line of leadership.
• She accused the BJP, SP and Congress of a “secret alliance” to block the BSP and alleged EVM manipulation, framing these as her claims from the rally speech.
• She thanked the Yogi Adityanath government for transparent memorial revenues and criticized the SP’s past neglect, with party insiders indicating a post-rally closed-door review to shape the 2027 roadmap.