Afzal Ansari was disqualified as a member of the Lok Sabha on May 1 after being convicted and sentenced in the kidnapping-murder case.
The announcement was made during a party meeting held in Lucknow, emphasising a strategic move ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
This strategic move is anticipated to play a crucial role in the future leadership of the BSP, marking a significant development within the party's hierarchy.
Lok Sabha MP from Amroha, Danish Ali who was abused in the Parliament by BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri, was suspended from the BSP over anti-party activities.
Expelling Danish Ali from the party, the BSP in a statement said that he was warned may times against statements or actions against the policies, ideology and discipline of the party but despite that he was continuously acting against the party.
Bidhuri's remarks targeting Ali during a discussion on the success of the Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission on September 21 sparked a furore, with opposition leaders calling for stringent action against the BJP MP.
The BJP put up an impressive show in the Madhya Pradesh where it retained power in Assembly polls, while the party returned to power in Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan with complete majority. Mayawati expressed concerns over the "one-sided results" in the four states, including Telangana.
The Congress, which was hoping to buck the trend of the incumbent being voted out in the state every five years, bagged 68 seats across the state. The BJP easily crossed the majority mark and won 115 seats.
Rajasthan election: The polls for the 200-member assembly are to be held on November 25, and the counting of votes will take place on December 3.
Rajasthan Assembly Election 2023: The polls for the 200-member assembly are to be held on November 25 (Saturday), and the counting of votes will take place on December 3 (Sunday). The list of candidates includes Saroj Meghwal from Jaitaran, Rajendra Singh from Sursagar, Sunita from Jodhpur.
Chhattisgarh Assembly election will take place in two phases on November 7 and 17 and the counting of votes is scheduled for December 3. The state has a total of 90 Assembly seats.
Mayawati's BSP had released its first list of nine candidates in August. Assembly elections in Chhattisgarh will be held in two phases on November 7 and 17. The counting of votes has been scheduled for December 3.
The upcoming Rajasthan Assembly elections will take place on November 23, with all 200 seats up for polls. The counting of votes is scheduled for December 3, coinciding with the counting in other states like Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram, and Telangana.
Imran Masood will rejoin the Congress party on Saturday, from which he had defected to Samajwadi Party before the 2022 Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh.
Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati criticised the BJP for passing the Women's Reservation Bill in Parliament, alleging that the BJP did so solely for electoral gains.
BSP MP Danish Ali has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his condemnation on BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri's comments against the former when he name-called him in the Parliament.
Chhattisgarh Assembly polls: According to a functionary of the Mayawati-led party, the BSP will field candidates on 53 seats, and the GGP will fight 37 seats in the 90-member House.
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MP Danish Ali was name-called by BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri during the Lok Sabha session in the New Parliament building. According to reports, Bidhuri was warned of "strict action" if such behaviour was repeated in the future.
The said remarks by BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri were expunged from Parliamentary records and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh immediately expressed regret for Bidhuri's behaviour in the House.
The BSP chief alleged that a provision in the Bill that was introduced in the Parliament on September 19 will enable a delay in its implementation by 15 to 16 years.
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