Bahujan Samaj Party
Party chairperson	Mayawati Kumari
General Secretary	Satish Chandra Mishra
Leader in Lok Sabha	Rajesh Verma
Leader in Rajya Sabha	Satish Chandra Mishra
Founded	1984
Headquarters	12, Gurudwara Rakabganj Road, New Delhi - 110001
Seats in Lok Sabha	19
Seats in Rajya Sabha	6
Political ideology	Dalit Socialism
Publications	Adil Jafri, Mayayug
Website	http://www.bahujansamajp.com/
See also the politics of India series

The Bahujan Samaj Party (Hindi: बहुजन समाज पार्टी) is a national political party in India with socialist leanings. Hindi ( Devanāgarī: hi [[wiktहिन्दी हिन्दी]] or hi [[wiktहिंदी हिंदी]] IAST:, IPA:) is A political party is a Political organization that seeks to attain and maintain political power within Government, usually by participating in electoral India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the Means of production and distribution It was formed to chiefly represent Bahujans(OBC, SC, ST & Minorities), who are thought by some to be at the bottom of the Indian caste system, and claims to be inspired by the philosophy of Ambedkar. The Central Government of India classifies some of its citizens based on their social and economic condition as Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Other Backward Class In 1989 the Government of India enacted the Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities Act in order to prevent atrocities against SC/STs Caste (Sanskrit Gyati ज्ञाति, Hindi Biradari बिरादरी samaj समाज jati जाति etc, Urdu Zat ज़ात) is an Endogamous group Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar ( Marathi:डॊभीमराव रामजी आंबेडकर ( April 14, 1891 — December 6, 1956 The BSP was founded by the high-profile charismatic leader Kanshi Ram in 1984. For the Indian independence activists of the Congress party and the Ghadar Party, see Baba Kanshi Ram and Pandit Kanshi Ram respectively The party's political symbol is an elephant. Elephants ( family: Elephantidae) are large land Mammals of the order Proboscidea. In the 13th Lok Sabha (1999-2004) it had 14 (out of 545) members and currently in the 14th Lok Sabha has 19. The party has its main base in Uttar Pradesh of Indian state, in UP the BSP has formed government several times. Uttar Pradesh (उत्तर प्रदेश اتر پردیش pronounced, Translation: Northern Province) referred to as '''U Mayawati is the President of the party and has been so for many years. Mayawati Naina Kumari ( Hindi: मायावती (born January 15, 1956) is an Indian politician and the current Chief Minister The deep and mutual hostility between the BSP and the Samajwadi Party – the other leading state party in Uttar Pradesh, whose support is mainly obtained from the OBC has led the BSP into allying itself many times with its erstwhile ideological enemies, the BJP. Samajwadi Party (literally Socialist Party) is a Political party in India. The Central Government of India classifies some of its citizens based on their social and economic condition as Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Other Backward Class The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP (भारतीय जनता पार्टी, Translation: Indian People's Party) founded in 1980 is a major Political Currently the party supports a Congress led alliance called the United Progressive UPA in the Indian Government. Indian National Congress-I (also known as the Congress Party and abbreviated INC) is a major Political party in India. [1]

On 11 May 2007 the Uttar Pradesh state assembly election results made BSP the first single majority party since 1991. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Uttar Pradesh state assembly elections 2007 were held in April-May 2007 to elect a government for the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. After 15 years of hung assembly, BSP won a clear majority in India's most populated state. The BSP President began as the new Chief Minister of UP for the fourth term. She took oath of chief minister along with 50 ministers (cabinet and state rank) on 13 May 2007 at Rajbhawan in the state capital Lucknow. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Lucknow is also a mansion in New Hampshire Lucknow ( लखनऊ لکھنؤ Lakhnaū) is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh

Organizations associated with BSP

BSSF-Bahujan Samaj Students Forum (student wing)

External links

• Official site
• Know the BSP, Article on rediff. Rediffcom India, is a news information entertainment and shopping portal

References