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	'''Mayawati''' (born 15 January 1956) is an Indian politician ~~and social reformer~~.<ref name="cm_profile" /> She has served four separate terms as [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]]. She is the national president of the [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] (BSP), which focuses on a platform of social change for ''Bahujans'', more commonly known as [[Other Backward Class\|Other Backward Castes]], [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] as well as [[Religion in India\|converted minorities]] from these castes. She was chief minister briefly in 1995 and again in 1997, then from 2002 to 2003 and from 2007 to 2012.		'''Mayawati''' (born 15 January 1956) is an Indian politician.<ref name="cm_profile" /> She has served four separate terms as [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]]. She is the national president of the [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] (BSP), which focuses on a platform of social change for ''Bahujans'', more commonly known as [[Other Backward Class\|Other Backward Castes]], [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] as well as [[Religion in India\|converted minorities]] from these castes. She was chief minister briefly in 1995 and again in 1997, then from 2002 to 2003 and from 2007 to 2012.

	Mayawati's rise from humble beginnings has been called a "miracle of democracy" by [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]], former [[Prime Minister of India\|prime minister of India]].<ref name="Tehelka 2008" /> In 1993 [[Kanshi Ram]] formed a coalition with the [[Samajwadi Party]] and Mayawati became the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh in 1995. She was the first female [[Scheduled Caste]] chief minister in India. In 1997 and in 2002 she was chief minister with outside support from the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP), the second time only for a year up to 26 August 2003 due to BJP withdrawing support.<ref name="The Tribune 03">{{cite web \| title=Mayawati resigns, Mulayam stakes claim BSP snaps ties with NDA * Governor sends report to Centre \| website=tribuneindia.com \| date=27 August 2003 \| url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030827/main1.htm \| access-date=19 May 2016 \| url-status=live \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070223233424/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030827/main1.htm \| archive-date=23 February 2007 }}</ref>		Mayawati's rise from humble beginnings has been called a "miracle of democracy" by [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]], former [[Prime Minister of India\|prime minister of India]].<ref name="Tehelka 2008" /> In 1993 [[Kanshi Ram]] formed a coalition with the [[Samajwadi Party]] and Mayawati became the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh in 1995. She was the first female [[Scheduled Caste]] chief minister in India. In 1997 and in 2002 she was chief minister with outside support from the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP), the second time only for a year up to 26 August 2003 due to BJP withdrawing support.<ref name="The Tribune 03">{{cite web \| title=Mayawati resigns, Mulayam stakes claim BSP snaps ties with NDA * Governor sends report to Centre \| website=tribuneindia.com \| date=27 August 2003 \| url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030827/main1.htm \| access-date=19 May 2016 \| url-status=live \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070223233424/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030827/main1.htm \| archive-date=23 February 2007 }}</ref>
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	==== 2007 State and 2009 general election ====		==== 2007 State and 2009 general election ====
	{{Further\|2007 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election}}		{{Further\|2007 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election}}
	[[Uttar Pradesh]], India's most populous state and one of its poorest, is considered pivotal in the politics of India because of its large number of voters.<ref name="Chandrahas 2011" /><ref name="Times July 2010" /> BSP won a majority in the [[2007 Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly election\|2007 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections]], due to support of Brahmans.<ref name="Rediff 2007" /> The campaign was accompanied by a colourful slogan: ''Haathi nahin, [[Ganesh]] hain, [[Brahma]], [[Vishnu]] [[Shiva\|Mahesh]] Hain'': "The elephant (the BSP logo) is really the Lord Ganesha, the trinity of gods rolled into one".<ref name="Desai 2007" /> 37 percent Brahmins voted for the party.<ref>{{cite web \| title="Nobody can stop me" \| website=Inside Story \| date=2009~~-01-14~~ \| url=https://insidestory.org.au/nobody-can-stop-me/ \| access-date=2021~~-12-30~~}}</ref>		[[Uttar Pradesh]], India's most populous state and one of its poorest, is considered pivotal in the politics of India because of its large number of voters.<ref name="Chandrahas 2011" /><ref name="Times July 2010" /> BSP won a majority in the [[2007 Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly election\|2007 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections]], due to support of Brahmans.<ref name="Rediff 2007" /> The campaign was accompanied by a colourful slogan: ''Haathi nahin, [[Ganesh]] hain, [[Brahma]], [[Vishnu]], [[Shiva\|Mahesh]] Hain'': "The elephant (the BSP logo) is really the Lord Ganesha, the trinity of gods rolled into one".<ref name="Desai 2007" /> 37 percent Brahmins voted for the party.<ref>{{cite web \| title="Nobody can stop me" \| website=Inside Story \| date=14 January 2009 \| url=https://insidestory.org.au/nobody-can-stop-me/ \| access-date=30 December 2021}}</ref>

	The BSP won 20 seats in [[Lok Sabha]] from the state of Uttar Pradesh in the [[Indian general election, 2009 (Uttar Pradesh)\|2009 elections]], obtaining the highest percentage (27.42%) of votes for any political party in the state. The party placed third in terms of national polling percentage (6.17%).<ref name="List of Winners" />		The BSP won 20 seats in [[Lok Sabha]] from the state of Uttar Pradesh in the [[Indian general election, 2009 (Uttar Pradesh)\|2009 elections]], obtaining the highest percentage (27.42%) of votes for any political party in the state. The party placed third in terms of national polling percentage (6.17%).<ref name="List of Winners" />
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	==== World Bank criticism ====		==== World Bank criticism ====
	The [[World Bank]] lent India funds for development, and Mayawati was to manage projects with this money in UP. The projects were preplanned and on schedule, but the Mayawati government made changes which put the projects behind schedule, including rapidly transferring ~~high-~~caste managers in and out of rural posts.<ref name="Kirk 2011" /> The World Bank sent a letter of complaint on 1 August 2002 to India's central government stating, "We have now learnt that project managers have been replaced within three weeks of assuming office. The project coordinator of the Diversified Agriculture Support Project has been changed twice in quick succession and at the moment there is no project coordinator. In the forestry project, numerous changes have been made over past six months ... Such developments do not augur well for these time-bound projects that require consistently good leadership."<ref name="Tripathi 2002" /> Mayawati initially responded by saying the letter was a fake and later said there had been a misunderstanding. She then decreased the number of transfers, stopped creating new posts, and temporarily reduced the level of government spending on furniture and vehicles in response to the allegations. The World Bank continued to criticise the level of corruption even after these measures had been implemented.<ref name="Kirk 2011" />		The [[World Bank]] lent India funds for development, and Mayawati was to manage projects with this money in UP. The projects were preplanned and on schedule, but the Mayawati government made changes which put the projects behind schedule, including rapidly transferring upper caste managers in and out of rural posts.<ref name="Kirk 2011" /> The World Bank sent a letter of complaint on 1 August 2002 to India's central government stating, "We have now learnt that project managers have been replaced within three weeks of assuming office. The project coordinator of the Diversified Agriculture Support Project has been changed twice in quick succession and at the moment there is no project coordinator. In the forestry project, numerous changes have been made over past six months ... Such developments do not augur well for these time-bound projects that require consistently good leadership."<ref name="Tripathi 2002" /> Mayawati initially responded by saying the letter was a fake and later said there had been a misunderstanding. She then decreased the number of transfers, stopped creating new posts, and temporarily reduced the level of government spending on furniture and vehicles in response to the allegations. The World Bank continued to criticise the level of corruption even after these measures had been implemented.<ref name="Kirk 2011" />

	== Personal life and public image ==		== Personal life and public image ==
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	* [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]]		* [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]]
			* [[Kanshi Ram]]
	* [[Bahujan Samaj Party]]		* [[Bahujan Samaj Party]]
	* [[~~Kanshi Ram~~]]		* [[Dalit Shoshit Samaj Sangharsh Samiti]]
	* [[~~Ram Vilas Paswan~~]]		* [[BAMCEF]]
	* [[~~Lok Janshakti Party~~]]		* [[Bahujan Volunteer Force]]
	* [[~~Chirag Paswan]]~~		* [[Jai Bhim]]
	* [[Bhola Paswan Shastri]]
	* [[H L Dusadh]]

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	== Early life and education ==		== Early life and education ==
	Mayawati was born on 15 January 1956 at [[Lady Hardinge Medical College\|Shrimati Sucheta Kriplani Hospital]], [[New Delhi]] into a [[Dalit]] family of [[Jatav]] caste.<ref name="hindudalit1">{{cite web\|date=16 April 2016\|first=Pankaj\|last=Shah\|url=http://www.firstpost.com/politics/bewildering-turn-of-events-whats-behind-mayawatis-refusal-to-embrace-buddhism-2734192.html\|title=A bewildering twist: Why did Mayawati refuse to embrace Buddhism?\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419203303/http://www.firstpost.com/politics/bewildering-turn-of-events-whats-behind-mayawatis-refusal-to-embrace-buddhism-2734192.html\|archive-date=19 April 2016}}</ref><ref name="hindudalit2">{{cite web\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/BSP-Mayawati-wont-embrace-Buddhism-now/articleshow/51849413.cms\|date=18 April 2016\|first=Ambikanand\|last=Sahay\|title=BSP: Mayawati won't embrace Buddhism now\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419140628/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/BSP-Mayawati-wont-embrace-Buddhism-now/articleshow/51849413.cms\|archive-date=19 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|last=Burke\|first=Jason\|date=7 February 2012\|title=Mayawati – the untouchable idol of India's most populous state\|language=en-GB\|work=The Guardian\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/feb/07/mayawati-profile-uttar-pradesh-chief-minister\|access-date=18 June 2020\|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=IANS \|title=Mayawati talks of a secret successor \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/latest-headlines/story/mayawati-talks-of-a-secret-successor-28178-2008-08-09 \|access-date=20 September 2020 \|work=India Today \|date=9 August 2008 \|language=en\|location=Lucknow\|url-status=live\|archive-date=7 June 2021\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210607032508/https://www.indiatoday.in/latest-headlines/story/mayawati-talks-of-a-secret-successor-28178-2008-08-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web		Mayawati was born on 15 January 1956 at [[Lady Hardinge Medical College\|Shrimati Sucheta Kriplani Hospital]], [[New Delhi]] into a [[Dalit]] family of [[Jatav]] caste.<ref name="hindudalit1">{{cite web\|date=16 April 2016\|first=Pankaj\|last=Shah\|url=http://www.firstpost.com/politics/bewildering-turn-of-events-whats-behind-mayawatis-refusal-to-embrace-buddhism-2734192.html\|title=A bewildering twist: Why did Mayawati refuse to embrace Buddhism?\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419203303/http://www.firstpost.com/politics/bewildering-turn-of-events-whats-behind-mayawatis-refusal-to-embrace-buddhism-2734192.html\|archive-date=19 April 2016}}</ref><ref name="hindudalit2">{{cite web\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/BSP-Mayawati-wont-embrace-Buddhism-now/articleshow/51849413.cms\|date=18 April 2016\|first=Ambikanand\|last=Sahay\|title=BSP: Mayawati won't embrace Buddhism now\|website=[[The Times of India]]\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419140628/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/BSP-Mayawati-wont-embrace-Buddhism-now/articleshow/51849413.cms\|archive-date=19 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|last=Burke\|first=Jason\|date=7 February 2012\|title=Mayawati – the untouchable idol of India's most populous state\|language=en-GB\|work=The Guardian\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/feb/07/mayawati-profile-uttar-pradesh-chief-minister\|access-date=18 June 2020\|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=IANS \|title=Mayawati talks of a secret successor \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/latest-headlines/story/mayawati-talks-of-a-secret-successor-28178-2008-08-09 \|access-date=20 September 2020 \|work=India Today \|date=9 August 2008 \|language=en\|location=Lucknow\|url-status=live\|archive-date=7 June 2021\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210607032508/https://www.indiatoday.in/latest-headlines/story/mayawati-talks-of-a-secret-successor-28178-2008-08-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
	\|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/when-mayawati-didnt-recognize-akhilesh-dimple-yadav-a-bodyguards-story-1983228		\|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/when-mayawati-didnt-recognize-akhilesh-dimple-yadav-a-bodyguards-story-1983228
	\|title=I Was Mayawati's Bodyguard For 18 years, She Was ''Behen-ji'' The Great		\|title=I Was Mayawati's Bodyguard For 18 years, She Was ''Behen-ji'' The Great
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	==== 2007 State and 2009 general election ====		==== 2007 State and 2009 general election ====
	{{Further\|2007 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election}}		{{Further\|2007 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election}}
	[[Uttar Pradesh]], India's most populous state and one of its poorest, is considered pivotal in the politics of India because of its large number of voters.<ref name="Chandrahas 2011" /><ref name="Times July 2010" /> BSP won a majority in the [[2007 Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly election\|2007 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections]], due to support of Brahmans.<ref name="Rediff 2007" /> The campaign was accompanied by a colourful slogan: ''Haathi nahin, [[Ganesh]] hain, [[Brahma]], [[Vishnu]] [[Shiva\|Mahesh]] Hain'': "The elephant (the BSP logo) is really the Lord Ganesha, the trinity of gods rolled into one".<ref name="Desai 2007" /> 37 percent Brahmins voted for the party.<ref>{{cite web \| title=~~“Nobody~~ can stop ~~me”~~ \| website=Inside Story \| date=2009-01-14 \| url=https://insidestory.org.au/nobody-can-stop-me/ \| access-date=2021-12-30}}</ref>		[[Uttar Pradesh]], India's most populous state and one of its poorest, is considered pivotal in the politics of India because of its large number of voters.<ref name="Chandrahas 2011" /><ref name="Times July 2010" /> BSP won a majority in the [[2007 Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly election\|2007 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections]], due to support of Brahmans.<ref name="Rediff 2007" /> The campaign was accompanied by a colourful slogan: ''Haathi nahin, [[Ganesh]] hain, [[Brahma]], [[Vishnu]] [[Shiva\|Mahesh]] Hain'': "The elephant (the BSP logo) is really the Lord Ganesha, the trinity of gods rolled into one".<ref name="Desai 2007" /> 37 percent Brahmins voted for the party.<ref>{{cite web \| title="Nobody can stop me" \| website=Inside Story \| date=2009-01-14 \| url=https://insidestory.org.au/nobody-can-stop-me/ \| access-date=2021-12-30}}</ref>

	The BSP won 20 seats in [[Lok Sabha]] from the state of Uttar Pradesh in the [[Indian general election, 2009 (Uttar Pradesh)\|2009 elections]], obtaining the highest percentage (27.42%) of votes for any political party in the state. The party placed third in terms of national polling percentage (6.17%).<ref name="List of Winners" />		The BSP won 20 seats in [[Lok Sabha]] from the state of Uttar Pradesh in the [[Indian general election, 2009 (Uttar Pradesh)\|2009 elections]], obtaining the highest percentage (27.42%) of votes for any political party in the state. The party placed third in terms of national polling percentage (6.17%).<ref name="List of Winners" />
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	== Awards and recognition ==		== Awards and recognition ==
	In 2003, Mayawati as the Chief Minister, was awarded ''[[Paul Harris (Rotary)#Paul Harris Fellow\|Paul Harris Fellow Award]]'' by [[UNICEF]], [[World Health Organization]] and [[Rotary International]], for her initiative in [[Polio eradication]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/signposts/story/20030203-reliance-industries-vice-chairman-anil-ambani-appointed-chairman-of-bses-ltd-793607-2003-02-03\|title=Signposts\|last=Today\|first=India\|website=India Today Magazine\|language=en\|access-date=4 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/mayawati-1398084259-1\|title=Mayawati\|date=21 April 2014\|website=Jagranjosh.com\|access-date=4 November 2019}}</ref> Mayawati was also honoured with ''Rajarshi Shahu Award'' by Rajarshi Shahu Memorial Trust.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/pawar-to-receive-rajarshi-shahu-award-116062000845_1.html\|title=Pawar to receive 'Rajarshi Shahu Award'\|agency=Press Trust of India\|date=20 June 2016\|work=Business Standard India\|access-date=4 November 2019}}</ref> In 2008, ''[[Forbes]]'' added Mayawati in the 59th place on its list of the 100 most powerful women in the world.<ref name="Forbes.com 2005">{{cite web \| title=The 100 Most Powerful Women: #59 Mayawati Kumari \| website=Forbes.com \| date=31 May 2005 \| url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/11/biz_powerwomen08_Mayawati-Kumari_RAYH.html \| access-date=31 October 2015 \| url-status=live \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912011351/http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/11/biz_powerwomen08_Mayawati-Kumari_RAYH.html \| archive-date=12 September 2015 }}</ref><ref name="India Today 2008">{{cite web \| title=Mayawati enters Forbes' power women list; Sonia slips in rank : Latest Headlines, News \| website=India Today \| date=28 August 2008 \| url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Mayawati+enters+Forbes'+power+women+list;+Sonia+slips+in+rank/1/14014.html \| access-date=31 October 2015}}</ref> She appeared in ''[[Newsweek]]''{{'}}s top woman achievers list in 2007.<ref name="Newsweek list">{{cite web \| title=Mayawati in ''Newsweek''{{'}}s top woman achievers' list \| publisher=IBN Live \| date=16 October 2007 \| url=http://www.ibnlive.com/videos/politics/mayawati-icon-274677.html \| access-date=4 November 2015}}</ref> In 2009 a ''Newsweek'' article described her as the [[Barack Obama]] of India, and a potential candidate for [[Prime Minister of India\|Prime Minister]].<ref name="Newsweek">{{cite journal \| last=Kahn \| first=Jeremy \| title=Mayawati: The Rise of India's Caste Warrior \| date=17 April 2009 \| journal=Newsweek \| url=http://www.newsweek.com/mayawati-rise-indias-caste-warrior-77597 \| access-date=4 November 2015 \| url-status=live \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204015054/http://www.newsweek.com/mayawati-rise-indias-caste-warrior-77597 \| archive-date=4 February 2017 }}</ref> [[Time (magazine)\|''Time'' magazine]] included Mayawati in India's 15 Most Influential list for 2007.<ref name="Tharoor 2007">{{cite ~~journal~~ \| last=Tharoor \| first=Ishaan \| title=India's Most Influential \| ~~journal~~=Time \| date=15 August 2007 \| url=http://content.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1652689_1652372_1652356,00.html \| access-date=4 November 2015 \| url-status=live \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151107040854/http://content.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1652689_1652372_1652356,00.html \| archive-date=7 November 2015 }}</ref>		In 2003, Mayawati as the Chief Minister, was awarded ''[[Paul Harris (Rotary)#Paul Harris Fellow\|Paul Harris Fellow Award]]'' by [[UNICEF]], [[World Health Organization]] and [[Rotary International]], for her initiative in [[Polio eradication]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/signposts/story/20030203-reliance-industries-vice-chairman-anil-ambani-appointed-chairman-of-bses-ltd-793607-2003-02-03\|title=Signposts\|last=Today\|first=India\|website=India Today Magazine\|language=en\|access-date=4 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/mayawati-1398084259-1\|title=Mayawati\|date=21 April 2014\|website=Jagranjosh.com\|access-date=4 November 2019}}</ref> Mayawati was also honoured with ''Rajarshi Shahu Award'' by Rajarshi Shahu Memorial Trust.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/pawar-to-receive-rajarshi-shahu-award-116062000845_1.html\|title=Pawar to receive 'Rajarshi Shahu Award'\|agency=Press Trust of India\|date=20 June 2016\|work=Business Standard India\|access-date=4 November 2019}}</ref> In 2008, ''[[Forbes]]'' added Mayawati in the 59th place on its list of the 100 most powerful women in the world.<ref name="Forbes.com 2005">{{cite web \| title=The 100 Most Powerful Women: #59 Mayawati Kumari \| website=Forbes.com \| date=31 May 2005 \| url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/11/biz_powerwomen08_Mayawati-Kumari_RAYH.html \| access-date=31 October 2015 \| url-status=live \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912011351/http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/11/biz_powerwomen08_Mayawati-Kumari_RAYH.html \| archive-date=12 September 2015 }}</ref><ref name="India Today 2008">{{cite web \| title=Mayawati enters Forbes' power women list; Sonia slips in rank : Latest Headlines, News \| website=India Today \| date=28 August 2008 \| url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Mayawati+enters+Forbes'+power+women+list;+Sonia+slips+in+rank/1/14014.html \| access-date=31 October 2015}}</ref> She appeared in ''[[Newsweek]]''{{'}}s top woman achievers list in 2007.<ref name="Newsweek list">{{cite web \| title=Mayawati in ''Newsweek''{{'}}s top woman achievers' list \| publisher=IBN Live \| date=16 October 2007 \| url=http://www.ibnlive.com/videos/politics/mayawati-icon-274677.html \| access-date=4 November 2015}}</ref> In 2009 a ''Newsweek'' article described her as the [[Barack Obama]] of India, and a potential candidate for [[Prime Minister of India\|Prime Minister]].<ref name="Newsweek">{{cite journal \| last=Kahn \| first=Jeremy \| title=Mayawati: The Rise of India's Caste Warrior \| date=17 April 2009 \| journal=Newsweek \| url=http://www.newsweek.com/mayawati-rise-indias-caste-warrior-77597 \| access-date=4 November 2015 \| url-status=live \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204015054/http://www.newsweek.com/mayawati-rise-indias-caste-warrior-77597 \| archive-date=4 February 2017 }}</ref> [[Time (magazine)\|''Time'' magazine]] included Mayawati in India's 15 Most Influential list for 2007.<ref name="Tharoor 2007">{{cite magazine \| last=Tharoor \| first=Ishaan \| title=India's Most Influential \| magazine=Time \| date=15 August 2007 \| url=http://content.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1652689_1652372_1652356,00.html \| access-date=4 November 2015 \| url-status=live \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151107040854/http://content.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1652689_1652372_1652356,00.html \| archive-date=7 November 2015 }}</ref>

	== See also ==		== See also ==