Bahujan Samaj Party
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Bahujan Samaj Party बहुजन समाज पार्टी |
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Chairperson | Mayawati |
Founder | Kanshi Ram |
All India General Secretary |
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National General Secretary | Narinder Kashyap[2] |
Founded | 1984 |
Preceded by | DS4 |
Headquarters | 12, Gurudwara Rakabganj Road, New Delhi - 110001 |
Student wing | never created[3] |
Youth wing | never created[4] |
Volunteer's wing | Bahujan Volunteer Force[5] |
Membership (2015) | 14.64 million |
Ideology | Human rights Social equality[6] Secularism Social justice Self respect[7] |
Colours | Blue |
Seats in the Rajya Sabha |
10 / 245
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Seats in the Lok Sabha |
0 / 543
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Uttar Pradesh |
80 / 403
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Chhattisgarh |
1 / 90
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Haryana |
1 / 90
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Jharkhand |
1 / 81
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Madhya Pradesh |
4 / 230
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Rajasthan |
3 / 200
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Uttarakhand |
2 / 71
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Vidhan Sabhas |
93 / 4,120
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Vidhan Parishads |
16 / 454
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Website | |
www |
Bahujan Samaj Party | |
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ECI Status | National Party[8] |
Election symbol | |
Politics of India Political parties Elections |
The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is a national political party in India. It was formed mainly to represent Bahujans (literally meaning "People in majority"), referring to people from the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Castes (OBC) as well as minorities. The party claims to be inspired by the philosophy of B. R. Ambedkar, Mahatma Jyotiba Phule, Periyar E. V. Ramasamy & Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj. The BSP was founded by charismatic leader Kanshi Ram in 1984, who was succeeded by his protégée Mayawati in 2003.[9] The party's political symbol is an elephant. The party was the third most voted-for party in the 2014 Indian general election, but still failed to win any seats in the 16th Lok Sabha.[10] The BSP has its main base in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Contents
- 1 Origin of the word Bahujan
- 2 History
- 3 Success in 2007 UP assembly elections
- 4 2012 UP assembly elections
- 5 Secret successor of Mayawati
- 6 Lok Sabha (Lower House)
- 7 Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha (Lower House)
- 8 Other states where BSP has a presence
- 8.1 Bihar Vidhan Sabha
- 8.2 Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha
- 8.3 Delhi Vidhan Sabha
- 8.4 Haryana Vidhan Sabha
- 8.5 Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha
- 8.6 Jammu and Kashmir Vidhan Sabha
- 8.7 Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha
- 8.8 Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha
- 8.9 Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha
- 8.10 Punjab Vidhan Sabha
- 8.11 Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha
- 8.12 Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha
- 9 See also
- 10 References
- 11 External links
Origin of the word Bahujan
The Pali word Bahujan is notably found in the literature of Buddhist texts. Gautama Buddha used this word to guide his disciples to work for the Bahujan Hitay Bahujan Sukhay (tran. Benefit and prosperity of majority people).[11] The word Bahujan also refers to those people who are in the majority. However, the BSP has historically drawn a loyal base of voters from Dalits and Most Backward castes.[12] It has attempted to grow nationally as well and has met with steady success.
History
The party was founded on 14 April 1984 by Kanshi Ram. Due to his deteriorating health in the 1990s, former school teacher Mayawati became the party's leader.[9] The party's power grew quickly with seats in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly and India's Lower House of Parliament. In 1993, following the assembly elections, Mayawati formed a coalition with Samajwadi Party President Mulayam Singh Yadav as Chief Minister. On 2 June 1995, she withdrew support from his government, which led to a major incident where Mulayam Singh Yadav was accused of sending his goons, keeping her party legislators hostage at Lucknow guest house to try to break her party and also shouted casteist abuses at Mayawati.[13] Since this, they have regarded each other publicly as chief rivals. Mayawati then sought the support of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to become Chief Minister on 3 June 1995. In October 1995 the BJP withdrew support to her and fresh elections were called after President's Rule. In 2003, Mayawati resigned from her own government proving that she was not hungry for power[14] and asking BJP-run central government to remove Union Tourism and Culture Minister, Jagmohan.[15] In 2007, she by leading BSP formed government with absolute majority for full five year term.[16]
Success in 2007 UP assembly elections
The 11 May 2007, the Uttar Pradesh state assembly election results saw the BSP emerge as a single majority party, the first to do so since 1991. The BSP President Ms. Mayawati began her fourth term as Chief Minister of UP and took her oath of office along with 50 ministers of cabinet and state rank on 13 May 2007, at Rajbhawan in the state capital of Lucknow.[17] Most importantly, the majority achieved in large part was due to the party's ability to take away majority of upper castes votes from their traditional party, the BJP.
BSP is now the third largest national party of India in terms of vote percentages as per 2014 Lok Sabha Elections, having 4.2% vote share across the country.[18]
2012 UP assembly elections
The party could manage only 80 seats in 2012 as against 206 in 2007 assembly elections. BSP government was the first in the history of Uttar Pradesh to complete its full five-year term.[19] On 11 July 2012, the party in a major revamp, replaced Swami Prasad Maurya by Ram Achal Rajbhar as President of UP Unit.[20]
Secret successor of Mayawati
On 9 August 2009, Mayawati declared that she had chosen a successor from the Dalit community who is 18–20 years her junior. She has penned down his name in a sealed packet left in the safe custody of two of her close confidantes. The name of the successor will be disclosed on her death.[21]
Lok Sabha (Lower House)
Lok Sabha Term | Indian General Election |
Seats Contested |
Seats won |
% of Votes |
% of Votes in seats contested |
State ( seats ) |
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09th Lok Sabha | 1989 | 245 | 04 | 2.07 | 4.53 | Punjab ( 1 ) Uttar Pradesh ( 3 )[22] |
10th Lok Sabha | 1991 | 231 | 03 | 1.61 | 3.64 | Madhya_Pradesh(1) Punjab ( 1 ) Uttar Pradesh ( 1 )[23] |
11th Lok Sabha | 1996 | 210 | 11 | 4.02 | 11.21 | Madhya Pradesh(2) Punjab ( 3 ) Uttar Pradesh ( 6 ) |
12th Lok Sabha | 1998 | 251 | 05 | 4.67 | 9.84 | Haryana ( 1 ) Uttar Pradesh ( 4 ) |
13th Lok Sabha | 1999 | 225 | 14 | 4.16 | 9.97 | Uttar Pradesh (14) |
14th Lok Sabha | 2004 | 435 | 19 | 5.33 | 6.66 | Uttar Pradesh (19) |
15th Lok Sabha | 2009 | 500 | 21 | 6.17 | 6.56 | Madhya Pradesh(1) Uttar Pradesh (20) |
16th Lok Sabha | 2014 | 503 | 0 | 4.3 | NA |
Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha (Lower House)
Vidhan Sabha Term | UP Elections |
Seats Contested |
Seats won |
% of Votes |
% of Votes in seats contested |
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12th Vidhan Sabha | 1993 | 164 | 67 | 11.12 | 28.52 |
13th Vidhan Sabha | 1996 | 296 | 67 | 19.64 | 27.73 |
14th Vidhan Sabha | 2002 | 401 | 98 | 23.06 | 23.19 |
15th Vidhan Sabha | 2007 | 403 | 206 | 30.43 | 30.43 |
16th Vidhan Sabha | 2012 | 403 | 80 | 25.95 | 25.95 |
Other states where BSP has a presence
Bihar Vidhan Sabha
Vidhan Sabha Term | Bihar General Election |
Seats Contested |
Seats won |
% of Votes |
% of Votes in seats contested |
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10th Vidhan Sabha | 1990 | 164 | 0 | 0.73 | 1.41 |
11th Vidhan Sabha | 1995 | 161 | 2 | 1.34 | 2.66 |
12th Vidhan Sabha | 2000 | 249 | 5 | 1.89 | 2.47 |
13th Vidhan Sabha | Feb. 2005 | 238 | 2 | 4.41 | 4.50 |
14th Vidhan Sabha | Oct. 2005 | 212 | 4 | 4.17 | 4.75 |
15th Vidhan Sabha | 2010 | 243 | 0 | 3.21 | 3.27 |
16th Vidhan Sabha | 2015 | 243 | 0 | 2.1 | 2.1[24] |
Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha
Vidhan Sabha Term | Chhattisgarh General Election |
Seats Contested |
Seats won |
% of Votes |
% of Votes in seats contested |
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2nd Vidhan Sabha | 2003 | 54 | 2 | 4.45 | 9.4 |
3rd Vidhan Sabha | 2008 | 90 | 2 | 6.11 | 6.11 |
4th Vidhan Sabha | 2013 | 90 | 1 | 4.27 | 4.29 |
Delhi Vidhan Sabha
Vidhan Sabha Term | Delhi General Election |
Seats Contested |
Seats won |
% of Votes |
% of Votes in seats contested |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st Vidhan Sabha | 1993 | 55 | 0 | 1.88 | 2.42 |
2nd Vidhan Sabha | 1998 | 58 | 0 | 3.09 | 3.63 |
3rd Vidhan Sabha | 2003 | 40 | 0 | 5.76 | 8.96 |
4th Vidhan Sabha | 2008 | 69 | 2 | 14.05 | 14.05 |
5th Vidhan Sabha | 2013 | 69 | 0 | 5.33 | 5.44 |
6th Vidhan Sabha | 2015 | 70 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
Haryana Vidhan Sabha
Vidhan Sabha Term | Haryana General Election |
Seats Contested |
Seats won |
% of Votes |
% of Votes in seats contested |
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8th Vidhan Sabha | 1991 | 26 | 1 | 2.32 | 7.67 |
9th Vidhan Sabha | 1996 | 67 | 0 | 5.44 | 7.2 |
10th Vidhan Sabha | 2000 | 83 | 1 | 5.74 | 6.22 |
11th Vidhan Sabha | 2005 | 84 | 1 | 3.22 | 3.44 |
12th Vidhan Sabha | 2009 | 86 | 1 | 6.73 | 7.05 |
13th Vidhan Sabha | 2014 | 87 | 1[25] | 4.37[26] | 4.52 |
Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha
Vidhan Sabha Term | Himachal Pradesh General Election |
Seats Contested |
Seats won |
% of Votes |
% of Votes in seats contested |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
7th Vidhan Sabha | 1990 | 35 | 0 | 0.94 | 1.76 |
8th Vidhan Sabha | 1993 | 49 | 0 | 2.25 | 3.0 |
9th Vidhan Sabha | 1998 | 28 | 0 | 1.41 | 3.28 |
10th Vidhan Sabha | 2003 | 23 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.02 |
11th Vidhan Sabha | 2007 | 67 | 1 | 7.40 | 7.37 |
12th Vidhan Sabha | 2012 | 67 | 0 | 1.7 | 2.02 |
Jammu and Kashmir Vidhan Sabha
Vidhan Sabha Term | Jammu and Kashmir General Election |
Seats Contested |
Seats won |
% of Votes |
% of Votes in seats contested |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
9th Vidhan Sabha | 1996 | 29 | 4 | 6.43 | 15.07[27] |
10th Vidhan Sabha | 2002 | 33 | 1 | 4.50 | 7.86[28] |
11th Vidhan Sabha | 2008 | 83 | 0 | 3.73 | 3.73[29] |
12th Vidhan Sabha | 2014 | 50 | 0 | 1.41 | 2.07[30] |
Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha
Vidhan Sabha Term | Jharkhand General Election |
Seats Contested |
Seats won |
% of Votes |
% of Votes in seats contested |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3rd Vidhan Sabha | 2009 | 78 | 0 | 2.44 | 2.55[31] |
4th Vidhan Sabha | 2014 | 41[32] | 1[33] | 1.4 | 1.8 |
Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha
Vidhan Sabha Term | Madhya Pradesh General Election |
Seats Contested |
Seats won |
% of Votes |
% of Votes in seats contested |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
9th Vidhan Sabha | 1990 | 183 | 2 | 3.54 | 5.89 |
10th Vidhan Sabha | 1993 | 286 | 2 | 7.05 | 7.86 |
11th Vidhan Sabha | 1998 | 170 | 11 | 6.15 | 11.39 |
12th Vidhan Sabha | 2003 | 157 | 2 | 7.26 | 10.62 |
13th Vidhan Sabha | 2008 | 230 | 7 | 8.97 | 9.29 |
14th Vidhan sabha | 2013 | 227 | 4 | 6.29 | 6.42 |
Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha
Vidhan Sabha Term | Maharashtra General Election |
Seats Contested |
Seats won |
% of Votes |
% of Votes in seats contested |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
8th Vidhan Sabha | 1990 | 122 | 0 | 0.42 | 0.98 |
9th Vidhan Sabha | 1995 | 145 | 0 | 1.49 | 2.82 |
10th Vidhan Sabha | 1999 | 83 | 0 | 0.39 | 1.24 |
11th Vidhan Sabha | 2004 | 272 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.18 |
12th Vidhan Sabha | 2009 | 287 | 0 | 2.35 | 2.42 |
13th Vidhan Sabha | 2014 | 260[34] | 0 | 2.3[35] |
Punjab Vidhan Sabha
Vidhan Sabha Term | Punjab General Election |
Seats Contested |
Seats won |
% of Votes |
% of Votes in seats contested |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
10th Vidhan Sabha | 1992 | 105 | 9 | 16.32 | 17.59 |
11th Vidhan Sabha | 1997 | 67 | 1 | 7.48 | 13.28 |
12th Vidhan Sabha | 2002 | 100 | 0 | 5.69 | 6.61 |
13th Vidhan Sabha | 2007 | 115 | 0 | 4.13 | 4.17 |
14th Vidhan Sabha | 2012 | 117 | 0 | 4.28 | 4.28 |
Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha
Vidhan Sabha Term | Rajasthan General Election |
Seats Contested |
Seats Won |
% of Votes |
% of Votes in seats contested |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
9th Vidhan Sabha | 1990 | 205 | 0 | 0.79 | 2.54 |
10th Vidhan Sabha | 1993 | 50 | 0 | 0.56 | 2.01 |
11th Vidhan Sabha | 1998 | 108 | 2 | 2.17 | 3.81 |
12th Vidhan Sabha | 2003 | 124 | 2 | 3.97 | 6.40 |
13th vidhan sabha | 2008 | 199 | 6 | 7.60 | 7.66 |
14th vidhan sabha | 2013 | 199 | 3 | 3.37 | 3.48 |
Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha
Vidhan Sabha Term | Uttarakhand General Election |
Seats Contested |
Seats Won |
% of Votes |
% of Votes in seats contested |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st Vidhan Sabha | 2002 | 68 | 7 | 10.93 | 11.20 |
2nd Vidhan Sabha | 2007 | 69 | 8 | 11.76 | 11.76 |
3rd Vidhan Sabha | 2012 | 70 | 3 | 12.19 | 12.19 |
Vidhan Sabha Term | Kerala General Election |
Seats Contested |
Seats Won |
Total of Votes |
% of Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
13th Vidhan Sabha | 2011 | 122 | 0 | 104977 | 0.60 |
14th Vidhan Sabha | 2016 |
See also
- Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly election, 2012
- Manyawar Kanshi Ram Saheb
- Behan Kumari Mayawati
- Dalit Buddhist movement
- Dalit Nationalism
- Manyawar Shri Kanshiram Ji Green Eco Garden
- Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Samajik Parivartan Prateek Sthal, Gomti Nagar
- Rashtriya Dalit Prerna Sthal and Green Garden, Noida
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