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Who is Mayawati?

Mayawati

About Mayawati

Who is Mayawati?

Mayawati Kumari is an Indian politician and a four-time former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. She is the national president of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), which aims to represent and help the underprivileged and backward castes. She has been the first female Scheduled Caste CM in India as well as the youngest women chief minister in the country.
 
Early life and education
Mayawati, also known as Chandawati Devi, was born on January 15, 1956 in Delhi to Ram Rati and Prabhu Das. Mayawati studied Bachelor's degree in arts in 1975 from Kalindi College, University of Delhi (DU) and thereafter, went on
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Cong doing politics of deception over 'disrespect' to Ambedkar: Mayawati

She also hit out at the BJP, alleging the ruling party and the Congress are cut from the same cloth when it comes to taking Ambedkar's name for vote bank politics

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Updated On : 22 Dec 2024 | 5:31 PM IST

Mayawati calls for nationwide protest on Dec 24 over Shah's Ambedkar remark

In a series of posts on X, Mayawati said that Shah's remarks have hurt the hearts of the people

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Updated On : 21 Dec 2024 | 11:21 AM IST

BJP, others two sides of same coin in not respecting Ambedkar: Mayawati

The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister's assertion comes amid the ongoing tussle between the ruling BJP and the opposition parties over Union Home Minister Amit Shah's remarks

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Updated On : 20 Dec 2024 | 2:15 PM IST

Mayawati asks parties to back ONOE bills; slams SP, Cong on reservation

During the discussion on the Constitution in Lok Sabha, the ruling side and the opposition, especially the Congress and the Samajwadi Party, to woo Dalit and OBC voters, have said a lot of baseless"

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Updated On : 15 Dec 2024 | 4:51 PM IST

BSP cadre may marry anyone cutting across party lines, says Mayawati

Bahujan Samaj Party's (BSP) Rampur district unit president Surendra Sagar's son recently tied the knot with the daughter of Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA from Alapur

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Updated On : 07 Dec 2024 | 2:57 PM IST

Parliament must function in broader interest of people: Mayawati

The BSP supremo on Saturday addressed a meeting of senior party leaders from Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand in Lucknow and stressed on them the need for Dalits and Ambedkarite communities to unite

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Updated On : 30 Nov 2024 | 3:39 PM IST

Sambhal mosque controversy: Govt and SC must take cognizance, says Mayawati

A survey of the Jama Masjid was conducted earlier on Tuesday on the orders of a court in Sambhal district

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Updated On : 22 Nov 2024 | 12:54 PM IST

Oppn condemns Jhansi hospital fire tragedy, blames UP govt for negligence

Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak said that a multi-level investigation will be conducted

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Updated On : 16 Nov 2024 | 11:48 AM IST

BJP, Cong trading allegations, offering freebies to lure voters: Mayawati

The BSP president claimed that the number of jobs provided by her government is more than the combined employment provided by the subsequent SP and BJP governments in the state

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Updated On : 04 Nov 2024 | 3:38 PM IST

Mayawati accuses BJP, SP of being hand in glove with each other for bypolls

Former UP chief minister also slammed the two parties for their "misleading" slogans -- BJP's 'Batenge toh Katenge' (divided we fall) and SP's 'Judenge toh Jeetenge'

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Updated On : 02 Nov 2024 | 10:55 PM IST

Mayawati accuses BJP and Congress of undermining Dalit reservation

"The active engagement of casteist parties, which oppose reservation and threaten the unity of millions of oppressed and neglected Dalits, proves that the BJP and Congress are two sides of the same

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Updated On : 29 Oct 2024 | 12:03 PM IST

Maharashtra's desire for change will reflect in poll results: Sharad Pawar

Pawar criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his recent remarks in Maharashtra that the Congress had done nothing for the Banjara community

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Updated On : 13 Oct 2024 | 3:30 PM IST

Mayawati opts to stay away from alliance with regional parties, NDA, INDIA

In the recently-concluded Haryana elections, BSP and Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) fought in alliance. But the BSP drew a blank

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Updated On : 11 Oct 2024 | 5:30 PM IST

Mayawati blames Haryana Jat voters for BSP's poll debacle, calls for change

Mayawati voiced disappointment over the Haryana election results, attributing the BSP-INLD alliance's setback to the Jat community's lack of support for her party

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Updated On : 09 Oct 2024 | 11:24 AM IST

BJP, Cong, SP obstacles to BSP's pursuit of self-esteem: Mayawati

She also took to X to paid tributes to Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) founder Kanshi Ram on his 18th death anniversary

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Updated On : 09 Oct 2024 | 9:48 AM IST

Mayawati questions UP govt's food safety move, calls it electoral politics

BSP chief said due to the government's negligence, the market of adulteration is flourishing ever

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Updated On : 26 Sep 2024 | 1:33 PM IST

Cong's reservation policy for Dalits, backwards 'deceptive': Mayawati

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Tuesday dubbed the Congress "anti-reservation", accusing it of having a "duplicitous and deceptive" reservation policy for Dalits and backward classes.

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Updated On : 24 Sep 2024 | 12:59 PM IST

Mayawati urges Dalit leaders to break ties with Cong ahead of Haryana polls

Mayawati also called on Dalit leaders to take inspiration from Ambedkar and distance themselves from such parties

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Updated On : 23 Sep 2024 | 11:05 AM IST

Bulldozer not symbol of rule of law; SC fulfilled responsibility: Mayawati

The Bahujan Samaj Party supremo also stressed that the Centre and state governments must pay attention to the implementation of the Constitution and the rule of law

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Updated On : 18 Sep 2024 | 12:07 PM IST

BSP eyes lost space in upcoming polls, gives spotlight to Akash Anand

Akash Anand, 29, has been named in the party's list of star campaigners for the Haryana assembly polls released on Friday

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Updated On : 15 Sep 2024 | 6:04 PM IST