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Mayawati reappoints Akash Anand as BSP national convenor
The Hindu··6d ago
BSP president Mayawati on Monday reappointed Akash Anand as national convenor, saying the move serves the party and the movement. She had set him completely free on September 10 and removed him on September 3 over family interests. Hindustan Times said this was the third time she removed her nephew. Anand thanked her on X.
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What It Means For You
- Anand resumes national convenor duties ahead of 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly preparations Mayawati cited.
- Party members had urged her to accept his request to return, she wrote on X.
- His father-in-law Ashok Siddharth retired from politics before the reinstatement.
What's Happening
- Mayawati announced the decision on Monday, October 5, 2026.
- She removed Anand from the convenor post on September 3.
- On September 10 she said he was completely free from the BSP.
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- Mayawati linked the move to discipline decisions affecting her own relatives.
- She expressed gratitude to Anand, his brother Ishaan and father Anand Kumar.
- Anand posted thanks after the announcement on X.
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