The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Sunday named her nephew Akash Anand as her successor. “BSP chief Mayawati has announced Akash Anand (Mayawati’s nephew) as her successor,” said BSP’s Udayveer Singh. He said Anand will work in states where the party is weak.
Akash Anand, an MBA graduate from London, was announced as the successor of Mayawati after a BSP leaders meeting was chaired at the party’s state office in Lucknow on Sunday.
After the meeting, the BSP supremo announced her successor in politics. Since last year, Akash has been in charge of the BSP’s affairs in Rajasthan.
According to an official statement on Saturday, the party said it would analyze its performance in the recently concluded assembly polls in three states, including Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh.
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Who is Akash Anand and the successor of BSP supremo Mayawati?
- Akash is the nephew of Mayawati, the son of her brother Anand Kumar.
- An MBA graduate from London was introduced to politics by Mayawati in 2017.
- After two years in 2019, Akash addressed his first rally in Agra, Uttar Pradesh.
- In 2019, Akash was awarded as the national coordinator of BSP.
- In the Uttar Pradesh assembly election of 2022, Akash also handled the social media of the BSP during the campaign.
- Akash Anand also led the party’s 14-day ‘Sarvajan Hitay, Sarvajan Sukhay Sankalp Yatra’.
- As per his official X account, he describes himself as “A young supporter of Baba Saheb’s vision.”.
- Akash Padayatra in Rajasthan’s Alwar in 2022 elevated his prominence in BSP Circle.
