Kumari Mayawati

Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel during a meeting with Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati regarding the cases of crimes against women in the state, Lucknow.

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Samajwadi Party patron Mulayam Singh Yadav exchanges greetings with Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati as SP President Akhilesh Yadav looks on during their joint election campaig...

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Samajwadi Party patron Mulayam Singh Yadav with Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati waves at the crowd during their joint election campaign rally in Mainpuri.

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Samajwadi Party patron Mulayam Singh Yadav interacts with Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati as SP President Akhilesh Yadav looks on, during their joint election campaign rally i...

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Samajwadi Party patron Mulayam Singh Yadav, his son and party President Akhilesh Yadav, Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati, BSP general secretary Satish Chandra Mishra and SP's A...

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Samajwadi Party patron Mulayam Singh Yadav, his son and party President Akhilesh Yadav and Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati wave at the crowd during their joint election campai...

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Samajwadi Party patron Mulayam Singh Yadav, his son and party President Akhilesh Yadav and Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati during their joint election campaign rally in Mainpu...

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Two To Tango

Former CM Ajit Jogi with BSP supremo Mayawati

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Untied

BSP supremo Mayawati with Sonia Gandhi

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Sure Footed?

Mayawati walks out of the Rajya Sabha

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Sunny Day

Mayawati takes oath as CM of UP in 2007

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The official residence of former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati at 13 Mall Avenue, in Lucknow.

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Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supporters shout slogans during a protest in New Delhi. The protestors are demanding the arrest of Bharatiya Janata Party's former Uttar Pradesh state vic...

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BJP leader Daya Shankar Singh addresses the media in Ballia regarding his remarks on BSP chief Mayawati.

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Joint Opposition Meet Won't Force Centre's Hand On Lockdown Strategy But It Helps Congress Score Political Points

Sonia Gandhi, the Congress interim President, also managed a coup of sorts by ensuring not just the participation of the Trinamool Congress but also of Mamata Banerjee herself, despite the presence of Left leaders Sitaram Yechury and D. Raja in the discussion, writes Puneet Nicholas Yadav.

May 23, 2020

| Puneet Nicholas Yadav
'Hum Nahi Bharte NPR...' Says Akhilesh Yadav As Anti-CAA Protests Continue

Addressing a press conference at the Samajwadi Party (SP) headquarters, Akhilesh Yadav said, 'Be it the NPR or the NRC, these are against the poor people, minorities and Muslims of the country.'

Dec 29, 2019

| Outlook Web Bureau
Mayawati Hails SC's Decision On SC/ST Act, Says It Has Exposed 'Bitter Life Realities' Of Dalits

The Supreme Court on Tuesday recalled its direction in the March 20, 2018 verdict which had virtually diluted provisions of arrest under the SC/ST Act.

Oct 02, 2019

| Outlook Web Bureau
'Not A Permanent Break': Mayawati On Grand Alliance; Akhilesh Says SP Too Will Contest UP By-Polls

Mayawati's decision had raised doubts about the sustainability of her party's alliance with SP, barely 10 days after the BJP handed them a huge defeat in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections.

Jun 04, 2019

| Outlook Web Bureau
Get Ready To Fight Alone In UP By-Elections, Don't Depend On Alliance: Mayawati Tells BSP Leaders

On Monday, addressing a meeting in New Delhi, Mayawati conveyed to party leaders that the grand coalition hadn't yielded the BSP desired results, and the SP had failed to get Yadav votes transferred to her party candidates.

Jun 03, 2019

| Outlook Web Bureau
Akhilesh Yadav, Mayawati Set To Announce UP Alliance Without Congress, Party Calls It 'Dangerous Mistake'

The Congress described this likelihood as a "very dangerous mistake" and said it was ready to fight the parliamentary polls alone in the state.

Jan 12, 2019

| Outlook Web Bureau
Mayawati, Akhilesh Yadav Likely To Announce Alliance For Lok Sabha Polls Tomorrow

According to BJP’s own calculations, an SP-BSP alliance may cost the party at least 25-30 seats in the state in the general elections.

Jan 11, 2019

| Outlook Web Bureau
'Study The Psyche Of Pakistani President'

Aug 08, 2001

| Kumari Mayawati

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The SP-BSP Mahagathbandhan In Uttar Pradesh: The Elephantine Mistakes That Helped Lotus Bloom

After suffering massive setbacks in the Lok Sabha elections 2019, BSP and SP have parted ways but till they can expand their base among the marginalised communities, BJP will not be threatened in Uttar Pradesh

Jun 12, 2019

| Badri Narayan
Mood In Chhattisgarh Favours Anti-Incumbency, But Will Congress Benefit From It?

In the 2013 state assembly polls, the Congress had secured 40.3 per cent of the vote share and 39 seats, which was not far from the BJP’s 41.18 per cent and 49 seats.

Oct 18, 2018

| Ushinor Majumdar
Madhya Pradesh Elections May Not Be A Two-Horse Race

Small and regional political outfits may muddy the waters for the BJP and the Congress in Madhya Pradesh.

Oct 18, 2018

| K.S. Shaini
It's Do-Or-Die Battle For Congress In Upcoming Assembly Elections

‘Winnability’ is not a trait attached to the Congress too often these days. On this winter’s assembly poll results hinge the chances of a new spring.

Oct 18, 2018

| Bhavna Vij-Aurora Preetha Nair
Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Is Only The Emblem Of A New Mobility

The recent release of Chandrashekhar 'Ravan' is widely seen as damage control by the BJP, to mollify Dalits ahead of 2019.

Sep 20, 2018

| Harvir Singh
Deep Throat

A regular column on the essential buzz

Jul 18, 2018

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Frenemies In Need

The BSP-SP entente in the UP bypolls seems an ad-hoc attempt compared to the BJP’s work on building on-ground social alliances

Mar 09, 2018

| Bhavna Vij-Aurora
SP-BSP Alliance Double Or Quits?

It’s a dress rehearsal for the big contest in 2019. Bypolls to two Lok Sabha seats in UP offer a chance to test the feasibility of a Bihar-style ‘grand alliance’ against the BJP. But can it work?

Mar 09, 2018

| Pragya Singh
Scent Of A Phul Bloom

The BJP may laugh it off. But the reunion of two key UP parties can bolster an anti-Lotus national front.

Mar 08, 2018

| Badri Narayan
Modi-Yogi Bhakts Aplenty, But Jobs?

Besides Muslims, Dalits are the only vocal section that has turned against the BJP in UP

Feb 08, 2018

| Pragya Singh