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Mayawati names nephew Ishan BSP national convener
The Indian Express··3d ago
BSP president Mayawati named her nephew Ishan Anand, 25, as the party's national convener at a Lucknow meeting of national office-bearers on Wednesday. The appointment comes days after she announced her final decision that neither of her two nephews would hold any party posts. Elder brother Akash Anand was removed from all responsibilities earlier this month.
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What It Means For You
- The change lands about five months before the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.
- Ishan holds an LLM and previously worked in family hotels and pharma distribution, sources said.
- On September 20 Mayawati said Ishan would be the family member taken forward in the BSP.
What's Happening
- Ishan wore a blue party scarf, touched Mayawati's feet and sat with senior office-bearers including his father Anand Kumar.
- He pledged to work with honesty and dedication and to follow Mayawati's path.
- Akash had earlier been national convener before being stripped of posts this month.
How the Family Role Shifted
- Mayawati had called her bar on both nephews a final decision, then revised Ishan's role.
- She briefly made Ishan chief sector coordinator before removing him within a week.
- She has kept Akash and niece Deepika away from party responsibilities, according to her X statement.
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