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Here's a glimpse of Bahujan Samaj Party's office in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

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Bahujan Samaj Party has been a part of the Indian political system since 1984 and Mayawati has been its party chief since 2001. Here are a few pictures and facts on the political party:

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By K Bimbadhar  January 15, 2019, 2:31:07 PM IST (Published)

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The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is the third largest national political party in India and Mayawati is the party chief.

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The party was formed mainly to represent Bahujans (literally meaning 'People in majority'), referring to people from the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Castes.

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BSP was founded by Kanshi Ram in 1984, who named his protégée Mayawati as his successor in 2001.

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The party follows the ideologies of Gautama Buddha, BR Ambedkar, Mahatma Jyotiba Phule, Narayana Guru, Periyar EV Ramasamy and Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj.

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Kanshi Ram founded the party under the influence of Ambedkar's ideology of serving the downtrodden group.

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The BSP has its main base in Uttar Pradesh and its chief Mayawati has served as the chief minister of the state in the past.

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