Kumari Mayawati, also known as Mayawati, is a renowned Indian politician who has been serving the nation in this field for over a decade. 65-year-old, Mayawati is the national president of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). Mayawati is considered as an icon among the Dalits and is popularly hailed as “Behenji” or sister. Mayawati has been an important member of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) since its inception in 1984 and is now serving as the president of the party. She created history by becoming the first-ever female Scheduled Caste member to become the Chief Minister of an Indian state. Mayawati has served four separate terms as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh in the year 1995, 1997, 2002-2003, and 2007-2012 . Mayawati's rise from humble beginnings has been called a "miracle of democracy" by former Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao. Mayawati was born on January 15, 1956 in Delhi. Her father Prabhu Das was a postal employee at Badalpur in Gautam Buddha Nagar. Her mother's name was Ram Rati. In 1975, Mayawati completed her Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree from Kalindi Women’s College, in Delhi. She earned a B.Ed. from VMLG College, Ghaziabad in 1976. Thereafter, Mayawati did her Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from Delhi University in 1983. The Bahujan Samaj Party will fight the 2022 Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh alone. Mayawati had stated that BSP will win the election with absolute majority just like they did in the 2007 assembly polls. In Punjab, the BSP will be contesting the polls with the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) i.e., former ally of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
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With less than a month to go for UP elections, BJP asked former CMs Akhilesh Yadav, Mayawati, and also Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra "are they going to contest elections and or have decided not to due to fear of losing in polls?"
Rana claimed that he had even put up his hoardings for the upcoming polls.
UP Polls 2022: The BSP has fielded Nauman Masood from the Gangoh constituency of the Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.
Commenting further, BSP MP Satish Chandra Misra said that neither SP nor BJP will come to power and stated that BSP is going to form the Government in Uttar Pradesh.
India TV's election special show Ye Public Hai Sab Jaanti Hai's team tried to gauge the mood of people in the Agra Cantt assembly seat where BJP has won twice but SP has even failed to open its account. Polling here will be held in the first phase on February 10.
The Election Commission is due to hold assembly polls in five states -- Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Manipur, Uttarakhand and Goa this year.
Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa and Punjab are slated to go polls. While the first four are ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party, the last one has a Congress government.
Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa and Punjab will go to polls early in 2022. While the first four are ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party, the last one has a Congress government.
Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur are due early next year.
His statements came a day ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur to lay the foundation stone of the Ganga Expressway.
Mayawati's remarks came a day after PM Modi inaugurated the ambitious Kashi Vishvanath Corridor project.
Mayawati has accused the BJP and other parties of not giving Dalits the full benefit of their legal rights enshrined in the Constitution.
She also said the previous Uttar Pradesh government under her regime had given new dimension to development with Taj International Airport and Ganga Expressway, but the then Congress government at the Centre created obstacles.
BSP has prepared a "folder" to reach out to the people and assure them that a government formed by the party will continue to work with the motto of 'Sarvajan Hitai, Sarvajan Sukhai'.
Fifteen ministers, including 12 new faces, took oath on Sunday in Jaipur, fulfilling a key demand of former deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot whose rebellion last year shook the state's Congress government.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced the repeal of the three agri laws which triggered a year of protests by farmers and also apologised to the people over his government not being able to "convince" a section of farmers.
In a major move, PM Modi on Friday announced the repealing of the three Central farm laws.
BSP won't have any "chunavi samjhauta" (poll agreement) with any party. We'll contest on our own. We're entering into agreement with people of all sections of society to bring them together -this alliance is permanent. Don't intend to enter into alliance with any party, party chief Mayawati said in a presser.
Mayawati said if the Congress was so concerned about women why did they not make the provision of 33 reservation for them in Parliament and legislative assemblies when they were in power.
Baby Rani Maurya, party sources confirmed, would work towards making a dent in BSP's 'Jatav' vote base. Jatavs, till now, have been firmly behind Mayawati and Baby Rani Maurya also claims to be a Jatav.
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