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Keeping up with UP: Will Bharat Ratna to Kanshi Ram tilt 2027 poll scales

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BSP leader Kanshi Ram and SP founder Mulayam Singh Yadav in December 1993 . (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Jul 13, 2026 04:10 pm IST

Keeping up with UP: What clamour for Bharat Ratna for Kanshi Ram means

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BSP founder Kanshi Ram. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Mar 23, 2026 12:09 pm IST

SP, Congress exploiting Kanshi Ram for ‘selfish pursuit of Dalit votes’: Mayawati

Mayawati alleged that both parties had been trying to weaken the BSP since its inception. (File)
Published on Mar 17, 2026 08:28 pm IST

Punjab House passes resolution on Bharat Ratna for Kanshi Ram

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) founder Kanshi Ram.
Published on Mar 17, 2026 07:48 am IST

Everybody’s political icon

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The political resurrection of Kanshi Ram, who died in 2006, and his eulogisation as a trans party icon have to do with the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh (UP), due next year. (Deepak Gupta/HT Photo)
Updated on Mar 16, 2026 08:26 pm IST

Punjab assembly unanimously demands Bharat Ratna for Kanshi Ram

AAP MLAs raising slogans against the Centre over the alleged LPG shortage, at the Punjab Vidhan Sabha in Chandigarh on Monday. (Ravi Kumar/HT)
Published on Mar 16, 2026 03:57 pm IST

Mayawati urges Centre not to delay Bharat Ratna for Kanshi Ram

BSP chief Mayawati paying floral tribute to Kanshi Ram on his birth anniversary, in Lucknow on Sunday. (HT)
Published on Mar 16, 2026 04:32 am IST

Akhilesh Yadav seeks Bharat Ratna for Kanshi Ram

Mumbai: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav speaks during the 'Vision India: Plan, Develop, Ascent (PDA) Creative Economy Summit', in Mumbai, Sunday, March 15, 2026. (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade)(PTI03_15_2026_000113A) (PTI)
Published on Mar 16, 2026 04:00 am IST

Rahul Gandhi demands Bharat Ratna for Kanshi Ram, writes to PM Modi

Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi pays tribute to Bahujan Samaj Party founder Kanshi Ram during Samvidhan Sammelan in Lucknow earlier this week.
Updated on Mar 15, 2026 03:51 pm IST

Politics of legacy: Parties open doors to Kanshi Ram’s vision

Kanshi Ram’s birth anniversary has triggered a wave of programmes, rallies and outreach efforts across the state (File)
Published on Mar 15, 2026 06:42 am IST

Congress shortcomings paved the way for Kanshi Ram’s success: Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi in Lucknow on Friday (Deepak Gupta/HT)
Published on Mar 14, 2026 05:32 am IST

Rahul's big Kanshi Ram claim in poll-bound UP: 'Nehru would've made him CM'

Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi at a programme organised ahead of the 92nd birth anniversary of Kanshi Ram in Lucknow. Uttar Pradesh, on Friday, March 13, 2026.
Updated on Mar 15, 2026 03:46 pm IST

Ahead of 2027 Uttar Pradesh polls, Rahul Gandhi to launch campaign in Lucknow today to rebuild party’s social base

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to be in Lucknow on Friday. (HT FILES)
Published on Mar 13, 2026 08:10 am IST

Ahead of Kanshi Ram birth anniversary, parties vie to associate with his political legacy

Dalit ideologue and Bahujan Samaj Party founder Kanshi Ram mobilised the marginalised and reshaped Uttar Pradesh’s social justice politics. (HT ARCHIVES)
Published on Mar 12, 2026 07:20 am IST

With BSP’s revival in focus, Mayawati set to gear up party cadre for 2027 polls

Discussion will also be held on the BSP election campaign in Bihar where assembly polls will be held next month. (HT file)
Published on Oct 14, 2025 03:02 am IST

Maya slams rival parties over allegations of deal with BJP

BSP chief Mayawati (File)
Published on Oct 11, 2025 04:32 am IST

Noida: Traffic hit near Dalit Prerna Sthal on Kanshiram’s death anniversary

In an earlier press statement, Noida Traffic Police had stated that in case of heavy congestion at the Mahamaya Flyover, traffic could be diverted through internal sector roads, including Sector 37, Botanical Garden, and Sectors 18 and 16. However, officials confirmed that no diversions were needed on Thursday. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)
Published on Oct 10, 2025 08:48 am IST

Kanshi Ram’s death anniversary: Policies of other parties anti-people, says BSP’s Punjab chief

A rally of the Bahujan Samaj Party in Phillaur.
Published on Oct 10, 2025 08:28 am IST

In sea of blue, generational shift stands out at BSP rally in Lucknow

The crowd at the BSP rally in Lucknow on Thursday. (Deepak Gupta/HT)
Published on Oct 10, 2025 06:28 am IST

On day of BSP rally, Akhilesh Yadav announces Kanshi Ram statue, park in Lucknow if SP voted to power

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav offering floral tribute to a portrait of BSP founder Kanshi Ram in Lucknow on Thursday. (PTI PHOTO)
Published on Oct 10, 2025 06:24 am IST

Kanshi Ram death anniversary: BSP’s show of strength in Lucknow today

Preparations underway for the BSP rally in Lucknow. (Deepak Gupta/HT Photo)
Published on Oct 09, 2025 08:59 am IST

‘Blatant deception’: Mayawati slams SP for announcing events on Kanshi death anniversary

The attitude of opposing parties, particularly SP and Congress, towards him has always been deeply casteist and malicious, Mayawati wrote on X. (File Photo)
Published on Oct 08, 2025 03:42 am IST

Strengthening Dalit outreach: SP gears up to observe Kanshi Ram’s death anniversary

The Samajwadi Party is also gearing up to celebrate Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti on October 7. (HT file)
Published on Sept 30, 2025 11:09 pm IST

Keeping up with UP| Caste census: The politics of numbers

Over the years, the hunger for political empowerment grew among the marginalised castes. (Hemant Padalkar/HTPhoto)
Updated on May 12, 2025 07:18 pm IST

BSP founder Kanshi Ram’s former aide Daddu Prasad joins Samajwadi Party

Former BSP leader Daddu Prasad joining the Samajwadi Party in the presence of SP chief Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow on Monday. (Mushtaq Ali/Hindustan Times)
Published on Apr 08, 2025 05:34 am IST

On Kanshi Ram birth anniv, Mayawati calls for caste census

Mayawati added that in order to give a new direction to the development of the country and the society, the importance of a caste census cannot be ruled out. (FILE PHOTO)
Published on Mar 16, 2025 07:48 am IST

Celebrate Kanshi Ram’s birth anniv with zeal: Maya to BSP cadre

The BSP chief made the appeal in a post on X. (HT file)
Updated on Mar 07, 2025 10:48 pm IST

BSP’s true successor would be one like Kanshi Ram’s disciple: Mayawati

BSP chief Mayawati. (HT file)
Updated on Feb 16, 2025 08:03 pm IST

Keeping up with UP| Losing my Ambedkar: How BSP lost an opportunity this week

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What has baffled Mayawati’s supporters and those who track BSP’s politics is her seeming lack of indignation on the raging controversy. (PTI File Photo)
Published on Dec 22, 2024 11:35 am IST

Bharat Ratna for Kanshi Ram: On BJP MP’s demand, Mayawati asks him to coax Centre to do it

BSP chief Mayawati (HT File Photo)
Updated on Jul 27, 2024 06:28 am IST