BSP chief Mayawati on Sunday appointed her brother Anand Kumar as the vice-president of the party while her nephew Akash Anand was made national coordinator.
The party also elected Danish Ali as the leader of BSP in Lok Sabha and leader Ramji Gautam was also appointed as national coordinator.
The appointments come after a meeting held early today chaired by BSP supremo Mayawati with her party office bearers, members, legislators and parliamentarians to chalk out a strategy for upcoming by-elections to 11 Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh.
Senior officials and all members of parliament were present at the meeting along with state presidents from across the country.
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Mayawati had recently announced her decision that the BSP will contest the upcoming by-elections for 11 Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh alone, stating that her ally Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party’s vote base did not support the coalition in the Lok Sabha elections.
The BSP managed to bag 10 seats in Uttar Pradesh, SP won five and RLD drew a blank, taking the ‘mahagathbandhan’ total to 15.