Bahujan Samaj Party
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Bahujan Samaj Party
बहुजन समाज पार्टी |
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| Abbreviation | BSP |
| Leader | Mayawati |
| President | Mayawati |
| Founder | Kanshi Ram |
| Preceded by | DSSSS |
| Headquarters | 12, Gurudwara Rakabganj Road, New Delhi, India-110001 |
| Ideology |
Human rights Social equality Secularism Social justice Self respect |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| Colours | Blue |
| ECI Status | National Party |
| Seats in Lok Sabha |
0 / 545
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| Seats in Rajya Sabha |
6 / 245
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| Election symbol | |
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| Website | |
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The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is the third largest national political party in India. It was formed mainly to represent Bahujans (literally meaning "People in majority"), referring to people from the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Castes (OBC), as well as religious minorities that together consist of 85 percent of India's population but still divided into 6000 different castes.
The party claims to be inspired by the philosophy of B. R. Ambedkar, Mahatma Jyotiba Phule, Narayana Guru, Periyar E. V. Ramasamy and Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj. It was founded by Kanshi Ram in 1984, who named his protégée Mayawati as his successor in 2001.
The BSP was the third most voted-for party in the 2014 general election but still failed to win any seats in the 16th Lok Sabha. The BSP has its main base in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It has an elephant as its election symbol.
The Pali word "Bahujan" is popularly found in the literature of Buddhist texts. Gautama Buddha used this word to guide his disciples to work for the Bahujan Hitay Bahujan Sukhay (tran. Benefit and prosperity of majority people). The BSP used this slogan extensively to campaign in her political rallies.
The Bahujan Samaj Party was founded on the birth anniversary of B.R. Ambedkar (i.e. 14 April 1984) by Kanshi Ram, who named former schoolteacher Mayawati as his successor in 2001.
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