Bahujan Samaj Party

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{{Infobox Indian Political Party
|name = Bahujan Samaj Party
|logo = Elephant Bahujan Samaj Party.svg
|logo_size = 200px
|abbreviation = BSP
|colorcode = {{party color|Bahujan Samaj Party}}
|president = [[Mayawati]]<ref>{{cite web |author=livemint |title=Mayawati says she will remain BSP president for next 20 years|website=livemint.com|date=26 May 2018|url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/PTjTr92SwEcPJ0ItjL4YuL/BSP-should-be-ready-to-fight-polls-solo-says-Mayawati.html|access-date=2018-05-26}}</ref>
|secretary =
* [[Satish Chandra Mishra]]
* Bheem Rajbhar
* Subhash chaudhari election head (U.P.)
* [[Munquad Ali]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bsp-munquad-ali-up-party-chief-danish-ali-shyam-singh-yadav-party-leader-lok-sabha-1578345-2019-08-07|title=BSP appoints Munquad Ali as UP party chief, Danish Ali removed as leader in LS|date=August 7, 2019|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2019-08-08}}</ref>
* Mewalal Gautam<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/ex-bjp-leader-dayashankar-released-from-mau-jail/articleshow/53584371.cms |title=EX-BJP leader Dayashankar released from Mau jail|date=2016-08-07|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2019-04-27}}</ref>
* [[R Sridhar]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Maya's personal aide is named party's new general secretary |work=The Indian Express|date=13 December 2016 |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/mayawati-replaces-personal-aide-with-another-as-bsp-general-secretary-prasad-maurya-manoj-kumar-4424113/lite/ |access-date=2016-03-13}}</ref>
* [[Ramji Gautam]]
* [[Ritesh Pandey]]
* Kunwar Danish Ali
* [[R. S. Praveen Kumar]]
|foundation = {{Start date and years ago|df=yes|p=y|1984|04|14}}
|founder = * [[Kanshi Ram]]
|rajyasabha_leader = [[Satish Chandra Mishra]]
|loksabha_leader = [[Ritesh Pandey]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/bsp-appoints-ritesh-pandey-as-party-leader-in-lok-sabha/article30570485.ece|title=BSP appoints Ritesh Pandey as party leader in Lok Sabha|date=2020-01-15|work=The Hindu|access-date=2021-10-31|others=Special Correspondent|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|predecessor = [[Dalit Shoshit Samaj Sangharsh Samiti|DSSSS]] or DS4
|headquarters = 12, Gurudwara Rakabganj Road, [[New Delhi]], [[India]]-110001
|publication = Bahujan Samaj Bulletin
|wing4_title = Volunteer's wing
|wing4 = [[Bahujan Volunteer Force]]
|eci = [[List of political parties in India|National Party]]
|membership =
|ideology = [[Social equality]]<ref>{{cite news |work=Deccan Herald|title=BSP stands for social equality |date=11 February 2008|url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/DeccanHerald.com/Content/Feb122008/district2008021151743.asp |access-date=2016-03-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314114540/http://archive.deccanherald.com/DeccanHerald.com/Content/Feb122008/district2008021151743.asp |archive-date=14 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Social justice]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Cong damaged cause of social justice: Mayawati |work=Hindustan Times |date=10 April 2009 |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/cong-damaged-cause-of-social-justice-mayawati/story-4brhIxzP1pQeE3FJlOC7KP.html |access-date=2016-06-04}}</ref> [[Secularism]]<ref name="elections.in">{{Cite web|title=Bahujan Samaj Party| website=www.elections.in| url=https://www.elections.in/political-parties-in-india/bahujan-samaj-party.html}}.</ref> [[Human rights]]<ref name="elections.in"/> [[Self-Respect Movement|Self-respect]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Ms. Mayawati said she would devote her life for the self-respect movement.|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/a-chamar-will-be-my-successor-mayawati/article3097137.ece |work=The Hindu}}</ref>
|position = [[Centre-left]]<ref name="elections.in"/>
|colours = {{Color box|{{party color|Bahujan Samaj Party}}|border=darkgray}} [[Blue]]
|alliance = [[Shiromani Akali Dal|SAD+]] (2021—Present) ([[Punjab, India|Punjab]])
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|rajyasabha_seats = {{Composition bar|2|245|hex={{party color|Bahujan Samaj Party}}}}
|no_states = {{Composition bar|0|31|hex={{party color|Bahujan Samaj Party}}}}
| state_seats_name = [[Vidhan Sabha]] & [[Vidhan Parishad]]
| state_seats = {{hidden
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|headerstyle=background:#ccccff
|style=text-align:center; |
{{Composition bar|4|403|hex={{party color|Bahujan Samaj Party}}}} ([[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]])<ref>[https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/lucknow-news/rebel-bsp-mlas-denied-separate-seating-arrangement-in-up-assembly-101613711179694-amp.html Hindustan Times]</ref>
{{Composition bar|6|100||hex={{party color|Bahujan Samaj Party}}}} ([[Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Parishad]])
{{Composition bar|2|90||hex={{party color|Bahujan Samaj Party}}}} ([[Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly]])
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|website = {{URL|http://bspindia.org/}}
|symbol = [[File:Indian Election Symbol Elephant.png|150px|center]]
}}

The '''Bahujan Samaj Party''' ('''BSP''') is a [[List of political parties in India#National parties|national level]] political party in India that was formed to represent Bahujans (literally means "community in majority"), referring to [[Scheduled Castes]], [[Scheduled Tribes]], and [[Other Backward Class]]es (OBC), along with religious minorities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/bahujan-samaj-party|title=Bahujan Samaj Party|website=The Times of India|access-date=2019-10-11}}</ref> According to [[Kanshi Ram]], when he founded the party in 1984, the Bahujans comprised 85 percent of India's population, but were divided into 6,000 different castes.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-rMW03l_gx0C&q=85%25+bahujan&pg=PA390|title=India's Silent Revolution: The Rise of the Lower Castes in North India|last=Jaffrelot|first=Christophe|date=2003|publisher=Hurst|isbn=9781850653981|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://countercurrents.org/2017/04/28/the-contradictory-bahujan-of-the-bsp/|title=The Contradictory Bahujan of the BSP – Countercurrents|date=2017-04-28|work=Countercurrents|access-date=2018-03-09|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181028225609/https://countercurrents.org/2017/04/28/the-contradictory-bahujan-of-the-bsp/|archive-date=28 October 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> The party claims to be inspired by the philosophy of [[Gautama Buddha]], [[B. R. Ambedkar]], [[Mahatma Jyotiba Phule]], [[Narayana Guru]], [[Periyar E. V. Ramasamy]] and [[Shahu of Kolhapur|Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj]].<ref>{{cite news|title=The ground flanked by giant-sized cut-outs of BSP's icons -- Babasaheb Ambedkar, Shahuji Maharaj, Jyotiba Phule, Narain Guru, Periyar, and Mayawati herself.|url=http://specials.rediff.com/news/2007/mar/01maya.htm}}</ref> [[Kanshi Ram]] named his protégée, [[Mayawati]], as his successor in 2001. The BSP has its main base in the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]] where it was the second-largest party in the [[2019 Indian general election]] with 19.3% of votes<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/lok-sabha/uttar-pradesh/indian-politics-has-undergone-a-tremendous-change-uttar-pradesh-results-the-proof/articleshow/69498432.cms|title=Indian politics has undergone a tremendous change. Uttar Pradesh results the proof|date=2019-05-26|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2019-10-07}}</ref> and in the [[2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2017 Uttar Pradesh elections]] with over 22% of votes.<ref>{{cite web | author=IANS | title=Assembly Elections Results 2017: Political parties with lesser seats get more vote share | website=The Financial Express | date=12 March 2017 | url=http://www.financialexpress.com/elections/assembly-elections-results-2017-political-parties-with-lesser-seats-get-more-vote-share/585280/ | language=la | access-date=21 May 2017}}</ref> Its [[election symbol]] is an elephant. The same symbol which was used by Dr. Ambedkar. The elephant symbol was taken from their ideal dr ambedkar’s theory.

== {{anchor|Bahujan}} Etymology ==
[[File:Dileep vimal.jpg|thumb|BSP Cadre Camp, Faizabad]]
"Bahujan" is a Pali term frequently found in Buddhist texts, and literally refers to "the many", or "the majority". It appears in the dictum "[[Bahujana sukhaya bahujana hitaya cha|Bahujana Hitaya Bahujana Sukhaya]]", or "The benefit and prosperity of the many", articulated by [[Gautama Buddha]].<ref name="Gurusamy2019">{{cite book|first=S. |last=Gurusamy|title=Dalit Empowerment in India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nqmcDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA98|year= 2013|publisher=MJP Publisher|page=98|id=GGKEY:SW8XELLJGLC}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Madan|first=Gurmukh Ram|title=Buddhism: Its Various Manifestations|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LqhhR-hY7VQC&pg=PA47|year=1999|publisher=Mittal Publications|isbn=978-81-7099-728-3|page=47}}</ref><ref name="Roy2015">{{cite encyclopedia|editor-first1=Uday|editor-last1=Chandra|editor-first2=Geir|editor-last2=Heierstad|editor-first3=Kenneth Bo|editor-last3=Nielsen|encyclopedia=The Politics of Caste in West Bengal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7qXbCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA177|title=Transformative politics: The imaginary of the Mulnibasi in West Bengal|first=Indrajit|last=Roy|pages=169–192|year=2015|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-317-41477-3}}</ref> In his writing, [[B. R. Ambedkar]] used the term to refer to the majority of people in Hindu society that experienced discrimination and oppression on the basis of caste. [[Jotirao Phule]] used the term in a similar context, and compared the Bahujans of India to [[Slavery in the United States|slaves in the United States]]. [[Dalit]] and Bahujan writers have suggested this proportion was 70 percent of the population.<ref name="Roy2015"/><ref name="Jaffrelot2003">{{cite book|first=Christophe|last=Jaffrelot|title=India's Silent Revolution: The Rise of the Lower Castes in North India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qJZp5tDuY-gC|year=2003|publisher=Columbia University Press|isbn=978-0-231-12786-8|page=153}}</ref>

== History ==
The Bahujan Samaj Party was founded on the birth anniversary of [[B. R. Ambedkar]], 14 April 1984, by Kanshi Ram,<ref>{{cite book|last1=Singh|first1=Pitam|title=Women legislators in Indian politics|date=2003|publisher=Concept Pub. Co.|location=New Delhi|isbn=8180690199|pages=101|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ldhazU_vvQcC&q=14th+april+1984+bsp&pg=PA101}}</ref> who named former school teacher, Mayawati, as his successor of BSP in 2001.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kanshi Ram declares Mayawati as his successor|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2001/dec/15bsp.htm|agency=Rediff News |date=15 December 2001 |first=Sharat |last=Pradhan}}</ref> The party's power grew quickly with seats in the [[Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]] and the [[Lok Sabha]], the [[lower house]] of the [[Parliament of India]]. In 1993, following the assembly elections, Mayawati formed a coalition with [[Samajwadi Party]] president [[Mulayam Singh Yadav]] as [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh|Chief Minister]]. On 2 June 1995, she withdrew support from his government, which led to a major incident where Yadav was accused of sending his zealots to keep her party legislators hostage at a [[Lucknow]] guest house and shout casteist abuses at her.<ref>{{cite news |title=Report indicting Mulayam Singh Yadav comes handy for BJP |work=India Today |date=15 August 1996 |url=http://indiatoday.in todayin/story/report-indicting-mulayam-singh-yadav-comes-handy-for-bjp/1/282144.html |access-date=2016-05-12}}</ref> Since this incident, they have regarded each other publicly as chief rivals.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ghildiyal|first1=Subodh|title=Why Mayawati cannot stand Mulayam|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Why-Mayawati-can not-stand-Mulayam/articleshow/1387716.cms}}</ref> Mayawati then obtained support from the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) to become Chief Minister on 3 June 1995. In October 1995, the BJP withdrew their support and fresh elections were called after a period of [[President's Rule]]. In 2003, Mayawati resigned from her own government to prove that she was not "hungry for power"<ref>{{cite news |title=Uttar Pradesh chief quits |work=BBC News |date=26 August 2003 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3181313.stm |access-date=2016-03-25}}</ref> and asked the BJP-run [[Government of India]] to remove [[Ministry of Tourism (India)|Union Tourism and Culture Minister]], [[Jagmohan]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Mayawati offers to resign |work=The Times of India |date=25 August 2003 |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2003-08-25/news/27544146_1_heritage-corridor-scam-bjp-ministers-bsp-leader |access-date=2016-03-25}}</ref> In 2007, she began leading a BSP-formed government with an absolute majority for a full five-year term.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mayawati rules Uttar Pradesh |work=India Today |date=21 May 2007 |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/bsp-pride-mayawati/1/155789.html |access-date=2016-03-25}}</ref>

[[File: Bahujan Samaj Party Ekla chalo re.jpg|right|thumb| A Bahujan carrying the BSP flag.]]

=== Silver jubilee ===
Bahujan Samaj Party on 14 April 2009 celebrated its silver jubilee.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Home-Page/JHmKf3eHPRj2ff2foE5KxL/BSP-celebrates-silver-jubilee-with-golden-hopes.html|title=BSP celebrates silver jubilee with golden hopes|last=Mathew|first=Liz|date=2009-04-14|website=Live Mint|language=en|access-date=2019-12-26}}</ref> ''Manywar Shri Kanshi Ramji Shahri Garib Awas Yojna'', housing scheme for poor was launched by Lucknow Development Authority (LDA).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/LDA-ready-with-its-gift-for-BSP-silver-jubilee/articleshow/5649184.cms|title=LDA ready with its gift for BSP silver jubilee|last=Shah|first=Pankaj|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-12-26}}</ref> Role of Mayawati was discussed in BSP's success.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Home-Page/BfUgIQbCr0xrgTr6cdHfjK/25-years-on-what8217s-next-for-Mayawati.html|title=25 years on, what's next for Mayawati?|last=Singh|first=Pallavi|date=2009-11-18|website=Live Mint|language=en|access-date=2019-12-26}}</ref> Mass rally was organised in [[Lucknow]] with 10000 police personnel on duty.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/news/bsp-supporters-congregate-in-lucknow-to-celebrate-party-s-25-years-news-national-kdpqOgccghbsi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191226042312/https://www.sify.com/news/bsp-supporters-congregate-in-lucknow-to-celebrate-party-s-25-years-news-national-kdpqOgccghbsi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2019-12-26|title=BSP supporters congregate in Lucknow to celebrate party's 25 years|website=Sify|language=en|access-date=2019-12-26}}</ref> It was 305th and largest rally of BSP since 1984.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2010/mar/15/lucknow-braces-for-mega-bsp-rally-today-139473.html|title=Lucknow braces for mega BSP rally today|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-12-26}}</ref> As per [[Observer Research Foundation]], within 25 years BSP became third largest political party of India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.orfonline.org/research/bsps-25-year-journey-what-next/|title=BSP's 25-year Journey: What Next?|last=Misra|first=Satish|website=ORF|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-26}}</ref>

== Views ==
BSP believes in "Social Transformation and Economic Emancipation" of the "Bahujan Samaj". The Bahujan Samaj signifies the Bahujans as the Scheduled Castes (SC), the Scheduled Tribes (ST), and the Other Backward Castes (OBC).[[B. R. Ambedkar]], a proponent of Bahujan rights is their important ideological inspiration. Bsp also speaks in favor of religious minorities. The party claims not to be prejudiced against upper-caste Hindus. In 2008, while addressing the audience, Mayawati said: "Our policies and ideology are not against any particular caste or religion. If we were anti-upper caste, we would not have given tickets to candidates from upper castes to contest elections".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi/bsp-is-not-anti-upper-caste-mayawati/story-klNh0237WyQ4xVrIDiZtKI.html|title=BSP is not anti-upper caste: Mayawati|date=2008-11-26|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2019-05-19}}</ref>

==List of Chief Ministers==
===Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh===
[[File:Mayawati in 2016.jpg|thumb|upright|Former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from Bahujan Samaj Party, Mayawati]]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
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! Style="background-color:#22409A; color:white" | Image
! Style="background-color:#22409A; color:white" | Name
! Style="background-color:#22409A; color:white" | Constituency
! colspan=2 Style="background-color:#22409A; color:white" | Term of office
! Style="background-color:#22409A; color:white" | Tenure length
! Style="background-color:#22409A; color:white" | Assembly
|- align=center
| rowspan=4|1
| rowspan=4|[[File:Mayawati.jpg|175x175px]]
| rowspan=4|[[Mayawati]]
|''None''
| 3 June 1995
| 18 October 1995
| {{age in years and days|1995|06|03|1995|10|18}}
| 12th Assembly {{small|([[1993 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1993 election]])}}
|- align=center
| rowspan=2|[[Harora (Assembly constituency)|Harora]]
| 21 March 1997
| 21 September 1997
| {{age in years and days|1997|03|21|1997|09|21}}
| 13th Assembly {{small|([[1996 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1996 election]])}}
|- align=center
| 3 May 2002
| 29 August 2003
| {{age in years and days|2002|05|03|2003|08|29}}
| 14th Assembly {{small|([[2002 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2002 election]])}}
|- align=center
| [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council|MLC]]
| 13 May 2007
| 15 March 2012
| {{age in years and days|2007|05|13|2012|03|15}}
| 15th Assembly {{small|([[2007 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2007 election]])}}
|}

== Electoral Performances ==

=== Success in 2007 ===
The results of the May 2007 [[2007 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|Uttar Pradesh state assembly election]] saw the BSP emerge as a sole majority party, the first to do so since 1991. Mayawati began her fourth term as [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]] 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]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Mayawati takes oath as UP CM|url=http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/news/mayawati-takes-oath-as-up-cm/13607|work=NDTV}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":0">{{cite news|title=Upper castes played crucial role in bsp victory in up assembly elections|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-upper-castes-played-crucial-role-in-bsp-victory-in-up-assembly-elections-1096355}}</ref>

[[File:Flags of "Bahujan Samaj Party" at Shivaji Park.png|thumb|Flags of "Bahujan Samaj Party" at [[Shivaji Park]], [[Mumbai]].]]

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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/PartyWiseResult.htm|title = Election Commission of India}}</ref> On 26 May 2018, Ram Achal Rajbhar was replaced by [[R S Kushwaha]] as the president of UP unit.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/mayawati-effects-major-reshuffle-in-bsp-rs-kushwaha-appointed-state-president-in-up/1182038/|title = Mayawati effects major reshuffle in BSP, RS Kushwaha appointed state president in UP|date = 26 May 2018}}</ref>

=== 2014 Lok Sabha Elections ===
The 2014 national Lok Sabha elections saw the BSP become the third-largest national party of India in terms of vote percentage, having 4.2% of the vote across the country but gaining no seats.<ref>{{cite news|title=BSP gets third-largest vote share, but no seat|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/elections-2014/bsp-gets-third-largest-vote-share-but-no-seat-114051700178_1.html|work=Business Standard}}</ref>

=== 2019 Lok Sabha Elections ''Mahagathbandhan''===
Prior to the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, BSP formed a ''[[Mahagathbandhan (2019)|Mahagathbandhan]].'' The ''Mahagathbandhan'' (or Grand Alliance), or simply the ''Gathbandhan'' (Alliance),<ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/sp-bsp-rld-thagbandhan-wont-cross-double-digits/article26837237.ece 'SP-BSP-RLD thagbandhan won't cross double digits'], The Hindu (14 April 2019) {{verify source |date=August 2019 |reason=This ref was deleted ([[Special:Diff/895646183]]) by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite at [[Special:Permalink/895469470]] cite #3 - please verify the cite's accuracy and remove this {verify source} template. 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The ''Mahagathbandhan'' won 15 seats out of 80 in Uttar Pradesh in 2019 Indian General Election.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/lok-sabha/uttar-pradesh/mahagathbandhan-in-up-losing-five-seats-because-of-congress-one-because-of-shivpal/articleshow/69461537.cms|title=Mahagathbandhan in UP losing five seats because of Congress, one because of Shivpal|last=Anshuman|first=Kumar|date=2019-05-23|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2019-05-29}}</ref>

== Election results ==
=== Lok Sabha (Lower House) ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Style="background-color:#22409A; color:white" | Lok Sabha Term
! Style="background-color:#22409A; color:white" | Year
! Style="background-color:#22409A; color:white" | Seats contested
! Style="background-color:#22409A; color:white" | Seats won
! Style="background-color:#22409A; color:white" | % of votes
! Style="background-color:#22409A; color:white" | % of votes in seats contested
! Style="background-color:#22409A; color:white" | State (seats)
|-
| [[9th Lok Sabha]]
| [[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
| 245
| 4
| 2.07%
| 4.53%
| Punjab (1) Uttar Pradesh (3)<ref>{{cite web |title=Members : Lok Sabha |website=IIS Windows Server |date=2 May 2016 |url=http://164.100.47.192/Loksabha/members/partyardetail.aspx?party_code=26&lsno=9 |access-date=2016-05-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181213201700/http://164.100.47.192/Loksabha/members/partyardetail.aspx?party_code=26&lsno=9 |archive-date=13 December 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| [[10th Lok Sabha]]
| [[1991 Indian general election|1991]]
| 231
| 3
| 1.61%
| 3.64%
| Madhya Pradesh (1) Punjab (1) Uttar Pradesh (1)<ref>{{cite web |title=Members : Lok Sabha |website=IIS Windows Server |date=2 May 2016 |url=http://164.100.47.192/Loksabha/Members/lokaralpha.aspx?lsno=10&tab=5 |language=jv |access-date=2016-05-02 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|-
| [[11th Lok Sabha]]
| [[1996 Indian general election|1996]]
| 210
| 11
| 4.02%
| 11.21%
| Madhya Pradesh (2) Punjab (3) Uttar Pradesh (6)
|-
| [[12th Lok Sabha]]
| [[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
| 251
| 5
| 4.67%
| 9.84%
| Haryana (1) Uttar Pradesh (4)
|-
| [[13th Lok Sabha]]
| [[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
| 225
| 14
| 4.16%
| 9.97%
| Uttar Pradesh (14)
|-
| [[14th Lok Sabha]]
| [[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
| 435
| 19
| 5.33%
| 6.66%
| Uttar Pradesh (19)
|-
| [[15th Lok Sabha]]
| [[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
| 500
| 21
| 6.17%
| 6.56%
| Madhya Pradesh (1) Uttar Pradesh (20)
|-
| [[16th Lok Sabha]]
| [[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
| 503
| 0
| 4.19%
| 4.5%<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiavotes.com/pc/party_list/0/16|title=IndiaVotes PC: Party-wise performance for 2014}}</ref>
| {{n/a}}
|-
| [[17th Lok Sabha]]
| [[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
| 383
| 10
| 3.67%
| 5.1%<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiavotes.com/pc/party_list/0/17|title=IndiaVotes PC: Party-wise performance for 2019}}</ref>
| Uttar Pradesh (10)
|}

=== Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Lower House) ===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Style="background-color:#22409A; color:white" | Vidhan Sabha Term
! Style="background-color:#22409A; color:white" | Year
! Style="background-color:#22409A; color:white" | Seats contested
! Style="background-color:#22409A; color:white" | Seats won
! Style="background-color:#22409A; color:white" | % of votes
! Style="background-color:#22409A; color:white" | % of votes in seats contested
|-
| 12th Vidhan Sabha
| 1993
| 164
| 67
| 11.12%
| 28.52%
|-
| 13th Vidhan Sabha
| 1996
| 296
| 67
| 19.64%
| 27.73%
|-
| 14th Vidhan Sabha
| [[2002 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2002]]
| 401
| 98
| 23.06%
| 23.19%
|-
| 15th Vidhan Sabha
| [[2007 Uttar Pradesh state assembly elections|2007]]
| 403
| 206
| 30.43%
| 30.43%
|-
| 16th Vidhan Sabha
| [[2012 Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly election|2012]]
| 403
| 80
| 25.95%
| 25.95%
|-
| 17th Vidhan Sabha
| [[2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2017]]
| 403
| 19
| 22.24%
| 22.24%
|-
|}

=== Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Vidhan Sabha Term
! Madhya Pradesh Assembly 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
|-
| 15th Vidhan Sabha
| [[2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2018]]
| 230
| 2
| 5.00
|
|}

=== Rajasthan Legislative Assembly ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Vidhan Sabha Term
! Rajasthan Assembly Election
! Seats contested
! Seats won
! % of votes
! % of votes in seats contested
|-
| 9th Vidhan Sabha
| 1990
| 57
| 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
|-
| 15th Vidhan Sabha
| 2018
| 199
| 6
| 4.00
|
|}

=== Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Vidhan Sabha Term
!Chhattisgarh
Assembly Election
! Seats contested
! Seats won
! % of votes
! % of votes in seats contested
|-
| 2nd Vidhan Sabha
| 2003
| 54
| 2
| 4.45
| 6.94
|-
| 3rd Vidhan Sabha
| 2008
| 90
| 2
| 6.11
| 6.11
|-
| 4th Vidhan Sabha
| 2013
| 90
| 1
| 4.27
| 4.27
|-
| 5th Vidhan Sabha
| 2018
| 33
| 2
| 3.9
| 3.9
|}

=== Bihar Legislative Assembly ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Vidhan Sabha Term
![[Bihar Legislative Assembly|Bihar Assembly Election]]
! Seats contested
! Seats won
! % of votes
! % of votes in seats contested
|-
| 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
| 228
| 0
| 2.1
| 2.2
|-
| 17th Vidhan Sabha
| 2020
| 80
| 1
| 1.5
| 6.1
|}

=== Delhi Legislative Assembly ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Vidhan Sabha Term
! Delhi Assembly Election
! Seats contested
! Seats won
! % of votes
! % of votes in seats contested
|-
| 1st Vidhan Sabha
| 1992
| 55
| 1
| 3.90
| 2.42
|-
| 2nd Vidhan Sabha
| 1998
| 58
| 0
| 3.15
| 3.63
|-
| 3rd Vidhan Sabha

| 2003
| 40
| 0
| 5.76
| 8.96
|-
| 4th Vidhan Sabha
| 2008
| 70
| 2
| 14.05
| 14.05
|-
| 5th Vidhan Sabha
| 2013
| 69
| 0
| 5.33
| 5.44
|-
| 6th Vidhan Sabha
| 2015
| 70
| 0
| 1.31
| 1.31
|-
| 7th Vidhan Sabha
| 2020
| 68
| 0
| 2.1
| 2.1
|}

=== Haryana Legislative Assembly ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Vidhan Sabha Term
! Haryana
Assembly Election
! Seats contested
! Seats won
! % of votes
! % of votes in seats contested
|-
| 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<ref>{{cite news|title=Tek Chand Sharma won the lone seat for the party from the Prithla seat in Faridabad by a margin of 1,179 votes|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh/bsp-fails-to-shed-one-seat-wonder-tag-vote-share-dips/article1-1277314.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020081326/http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh/bsp-fails-to-shed-one-seat-wonder-tag-vote-share-dips/article1-1277314.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 October 2014 |work=Hindustan Times}}</ref>
| 4.37<ref>{{cite web|title=Election Commission of India General\Bye Election to Legislative Assemblies – Trends & Result 2014 |url=http://eciresults.nic.in/PartyWiseResultS07.htm?st=S07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103082331/http://eciresults.nic.in/PartyWiseResultS07.htm?st=S07 |archive-date=3 November 2014 }}</ref>
| 4.52
|-
| 14th Vidhan Sabha
| 2019
| 87
| 0
| 4.14
| 4.31
|}

=== Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Vidhan Sabha Term
! Himachal Pradesh Assembly 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
|-
| 13th Vidhan Sabha
| 2017
| 42
| 0
| 0.49
| 0.79
|}

=== Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Vidhan Sabha Term
! Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Election
! Seats contested
! Seats won
! % of votes
! % of votes in seats contested
|-
| 9th Vidhan Sabha
| 1996
| 29
| 4
| 6.43
| 15.07<ref>{{cite web|title=1996 - Election Commission of India|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-JK96.pdf}}</ref>
|-
| 10th Vidhan Sabha
| 2002
| 33
| 1
| 4.50
| 7.86<ref>{{cite web|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2002|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2002/StatRep_JK_02.pdf}}</ref>
|-
| 11th Vidhan Sabha
| 2008
| 83
| 0
| 3.73
| 3.73<ref>{{cite news|title=BSP have failed to make a mark|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/state-of-parties-fringe-players-panthers-bsp-have-failed-to-make-a-mark/story-svaGe54d5RPWwc7N0faJfJ.html |work=Hindustan Times}}</ref>
|-
| 12th Vidhan Sabha
| 2014
| 50
| 0
| 1.41
| 2.07<ref>{{cite web|title=Statistical Report on General Election,2014 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu & Kashmir|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2014/Stat-Report-J&K-2014.pdf}}</ref>
|}

=== Jharkhand Legislative Assembly ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Vidhan Sabha Term
! Jharkhand Assembly Election
! Seats contested
! Seats won
! % of votes
! % of votes in seats contested
|-
| 3rd Vidhan Sabha
| 2009
| 78
| 0
| 2.44
| 2.55<ref>{{cite web|title=2009 - Election Commission of India|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/Stats_JH_Oct2009.pdf}}</ref>
|-
| 4th Vidhan Sabha
| 2014
| 61<ref>{{cite news|title=41 in Jharkhand |url=http://www.niticentral.com/2014/12/26/mayawati-directionless-bsp-collapsing-293400.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228131432/http://www.niticentral.com/2014/12/26/mayawati-directionless-bsp-collapsing-293400.html |archive-date=28 December 2014}}</ref>
| 1<ref>{{cite news|title=Bahujan Samaj Party makes debut with 1/81 score|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/bahujan-samaj-party-makes-debut-with-181-score/ |work=The Indian Express}}</ref>
| 1.8
| 2.4
|-
| 5th Vidhan Sabha
| 2019
| 67
| 0
| 2.5
| 2.6
|}

=== Karnataka Legislative Assembly ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Vidhan Sabha Term
! Karnataka
Assembly Election
! Seats contested
! Seats won
! Total of votes
! % of votes
! % of votes in seats contested
|-
| 15th Vidhan Sabha
| 2018
| 18
|0
| 108592
|0.30%
|3.72%
|-
|}

=== Kerala Legislative Assembly ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Vidhan Sabha Term
! Kerala Assembly Election
! Seats contested
! Seats won
! % of votes
! % of votes in seats contested
|-
| 13th Vidhan Sabha
| 2011
| 122
| 0
| 0.60
|0.70
|-
| 14th Vidhan Sabha
| 2016
| 74
| 0
| 0.24
| 0.45
|}

=== Maharashtra Legislative Assembly ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Vidhan Sabha Term
! Maharashtra
Assembly 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
| 280<ref>{{cite news|title=BSP had contested on 260 seats in Maharashtra.|url=http://daily.bhaskar.com/news-ht/NAT-TOP-after-ending-up-with-lone-seat-in-maharashtra-haryana-bsp-set-to-lose-national-p-4781704-NOR.html |work=Daily Bhaskar}}</ref>
| 0
| 2.25<ref>{{cite web|title=Election of Commission of India General\Bye Election to Legislative Assemblies – Trends & Result 2014 |url=http://eciresults.nic.in/PartyWiseResultS13.htm?st=S13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103074352/http://eciresults.nic.in/PartyWiseResultS13.htm?st=S13 |archive-date=3 November 2014}}</ref>
| 2.33
|-
| 14th Vidhan Sabha
| 2019
| 262
| 0
| 0.92
| 1.00
|}

=== Punjab Legislative Assembly ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Vidhan Sabha Term
! Punjab Assembly 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
| 4.29
| 4.30
|-
| 15th Vidhan Sabha
| 2017
| 111
| 0
| 1.52
| 1.59
|}

=== Telangana Legislative Assembly ===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Electoral performance in the [[Telangana Legislative Assembly]]
|-
! rowspan=2|Election
! rowspan=2|Leader
! colspan=2|Votes
! colspan=2|Seats
! rowspan=2|Position
! rowspan=2|Resulting government
|-
! #
! %
! #
! ±
|-
|-
![[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2014]]
| [[Mayawati]]
| 4,58,762
|1.00
| {{Composition bar|2|117|hex=#3300CC}}
|{{dash}}
|7th
| {{no2|{{nowrap|[[Telangana Rashtra Samithi|TRS]] [[majority government|majority]]}}}}
|-
|-
![[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2018]]
| [[Mayawati]]
| 4,28,430
|2.10
| {{Composition bar|0|117|hex=#3300CC}}
|{{decrease}}2
|none
| {{no2|{{nowrap|[[Telangana Rashtra Samithi|TRS]] [[majority government|majority]]}}}}
|-
|-
|}

=== Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly ===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Electoral performance in the [[Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly]]
|-
! rowspan=2|Election
! rowspan=2|Leader
! colspan=2|Votes
! colspan=2|Seats
! rowspan=2|Position
! rowspan=2|Resulting government
|-
! #
! %
! #
! ±
|-
|-
![[2002 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|2002]]
| [[Mayavati|Mayawati]]
| 3,12,842
|10.93
| {{Composition bar|7|70|hex=#3300CC}}
|{{dash}}
|3rd
| {{no2|{{nowrap|[[Indian National Congress|INC]] [[majority government|majority]]}}}}
|-
|-
![[2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|2007]]
| [[Mayawati]]
| 4,43,703
|11.76
| {{Composition bar|8|70|hex=#3300CC}}
|{{increase}}1
|3rd
| {{no2|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] [[coalition government|coalition]]}}
|-
|-
![[2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|2012]]
| [[Mayawati]]
| 5,18,227
|12.19
| {{Composition bar|3|70|hex=#3300CC}}
|{{decrease}}5
|3rd
|{{yes2|[[Indian National Congress|INC]] [[coalition government|coalition]]}}
|-
|-
![[2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|2017]]
| [[Mayawati]]
| 3,47,533
|6.98
| {{Composition bar|0|70|hex=#3300CC}}
|{{decrease}}3
|none
| {{no2|{{nowrap|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] [[majority government|majority]]}}}}
|-
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Dileep bsp.jpg|BSP Leaders at Bahujan Samaj Prerna Kendra
File:Vimal bsp.jpg|BSP Leaders at Bahujan Samaj Prerna Kendra
File:Bsp img.jpg|BSP cadre camp
File:Dileep Kumar Vimal Bsp.jpg|BSP cadre camp
File:Dileep kumar vimal bsp.jpg|BSP cadre camp
File:Dileep kumar vimal.jpg|BSP cadre camp
File:Dileep vimal.jpg|BSP cadre camp
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[BAMCEF]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/back-to-basics-maya-to-hold-cadre-camp-in-delhi/articleshow/62764707.cms|title=Back to basics, Mayawati to hold cadre camp in Delhi|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-07-11}}</ref>
* [[Dalit Shoshit Samaj Sangharsh Samiti]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mainstreamweekly.net/article5102.html|title=Journey of a Dalit Party: Why is the BSP Not Able to Extend beyond (...) - Mainstream Weekly|website=mainstreamweekly.net|language=en|access-date=2018-07-11}}</ref>
* [[Republican Party of India]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thequint.com/news/politics/kanshi-ram-india-dalit-movement-mayawati-bsp|title=Kanshi Ram worked for the Republican Party of India for eight years|work=The Quint|access-date=2018-07-11|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Kanshi Ram]]
* [[Mayawati]]
* [[Jai Bhim]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/stop-touching-my-feet-mayawati-tells-bsp-workers-1665399.html|title=Stop Touching My Feet, BSP Chief Mayawati Tells Party Workers|website=News18|date=19 February 2018|access-date=2019-01-03}}</ref>
* [[R. S. Praveen Kumar]]
* [[Bahujan Volunteer Force]]

== Further reading ==

* Chandra, Kanchan. 2004. ''Why Ethnic Parties Succeed''. Cambridge University Press.

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
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