BSP chief Mayawati names nephew, Akash Anand, as her successor

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BSP chief Mayawati named her nephew, Akash Anand, as her successor at the party meeting on Sunday afternoon..

The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati named nephew Akash Anand as her successor in the unit..

The meeting, convened by Mayawati, was held to look into the partys preparations for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, where Akash was also given the responsibility to strengthen the BSP ahead of elections...

BSP leader Udayveer Singh, who was present at the meeting, told news agencyANI, "BSP chief Mayawati has announced Akash Anand as her successor," . He added that Akash Anand would take stock of BSP's presence and poll preparations where the party is weak..

Anand's visibility in Mayawati's party circle, coupled with his padayatra in Rajasthan's Alwar in 2022, also gained momentum in the party's strategy ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, now barely five months away.. 28-year-old Anand participated in a 13-km "Swabhiman Sankalp Yatra" in Alwar on the birth anniversary of Dr BR Ambedkar..

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