New Delhi: Bahujan Samaj Social gathering (BSP) president on Sunday declared nephew Akash Anand her successor and made him the celebration’s nationwide coordinator, reversing her personal earlier resolution.
In the course of the Lok Sabha elections on Could 7, she had termed Akash Anand immature and relieved him of the celebration publish.
After a nationwide degree assembly on the BSP state workplace right here on Sunday, the celebration in a press release mentioned it was handing Akash Anand his former duties again.
“BSP’s nationwide president Mayawati has as soon as once more given Akash Anand an opportunity to work within the celebration with full maturity. He’ll proceed to carry all his posts within the celebration as earlier than.
“That’s, he’ll stay Mayawati’s solely successor together with being the celebration’s nationwide coordinator,” the assertion learn.
Mayawati, a former Uttar Pradesh chief minister, mentioned she is hopeful her nephew will emerge as a “mature” chief.
“I’m hopeful about him (Akash Anand) that now he will certainly emerge as a totally mature chief at each degree within the curiosity of his celebration and motion. The individuals of the celebration may even now encourage him by giving him extra respect and honour than earlier than. In order that now he can stay as much as all my expectations sooner or later,” she mentioned in a press release.
The BSP chief had introduced Akash Anand as her “successor” in December final 12 months. She revoked her resolution after the third section of Lok Sabha elections.
The previous chief minister had then mentioned that she had taken the choice within the curiosity of the celebration and the motion until Anand attained “full maturity”.
Akash Anand was booked in a case of violation of the Mannequin Code of Conduct for allegedly utilizing “objectionable” language in an election rally in Sitapur.
The BSP, which contested the Lok Sabha elections by itself, didn’t win a single seat out of 80 seats in UP this time, whereas rising Dalit chief and Azad Samaj Social gathering (Kanshi Ram) chief Chandrashekhar Azad gained the Nagina (reserved) seat in Bijnor district.
The BSP had contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections in alliance with the Samajwadi Social gathering and gained 10 seats within the state.
