BSP chief Mayawati on June 23 appointed her brother Anand Kumar as the party’s national vice-president and named her nephew Akash Anand as national coordinator, a senior leader said.

Hours after Bhaujan Samajwadi Party chief Mayawati announced that her party will be fighting alone in the upcoming by-polls, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav also made a similar announcement.

After facing a flak in the recently concluded Lok Sabha Election 2019, Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Tuesday said that her party will contest alone in the upcoming bypolls.

Mayawati has formed an alliance with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav in the Uttar Pradesh to contest Lok Sabha Election 2019. However, PM Narendra Modi had continuously slammed the alliance, tagging them as 'opprtunists'.

In another rally at Ambedkar Nagar, he attacked BSP supremo Mayawati, saying that she used the name of BR Ambedkar to fetch the votes but did everything opposite to his principals.

Addressing an election rally in Hardoi, he took a pot shot on Mayawati, saying that the BSP supremo has betrayed her ideology by allying with "those opposed" to Dalit ideologue and social reformer BR Ambedkar. BSP has gone in alliance with Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party.

Former UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Congress President had joined hands but their alliance did not last long as they parted their ways ahead of Lok Sabha bypolls for the seats vacated by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and his deputy Keshav Prasad Maurya, who were elected to the Lok Sabha in 2014 parliamentary polls.

Taking a step against hate speeches, the Election Commission has barred UP CM Yogi Adityanath and BSP supremo Mayawati from campaigning for 72 hours and 48 hours respectively starting from tomorrow morning.

Lok Sabha Polls 2019: Bahujan Samajwadi Party chief Mayawati on Wednesday said that she will not be contesting in the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections 2019, instead, she will campaign for the candidates of her party and Samajwadi Party.

Days after PM Narendra Modi launched a brand new campaign - 'Main Bhi Chowkidar', Bahujan Samajwadi Party chief Mayawati has taken a dig at him saying now 'Chaiwala' has transformed into a 'Chowkidar'.