BSP's decline: What went wrong for Mayawati's party? | Talking Politics

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The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), once one of India's most powerful political forces and a dominant player in Uttar Pradesh, is now facing an unprecedented decline.   With BSP set to lose its last remaining MP in Parliament, questions are being raised about the future of the party founded by Kanshi Ram and led by Mayawati.   In this episode of Talking Politics, The Hindu's Nistula Hebbar speaks with Dr. Arvind Kumar, Research Associate at SOAS and the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London, about the organisational, social and electoral decline of the BSP. #bsp #mayawati #uttarpradesh #dalitpolitics 00:00 Introduction   00:47 BSP loses its last MP in Parliament   02:02 Is BSP's decline permanent?   03:26 The three dimensions of BSP's decline   06:00 Collapse of the grassroots organisation   08:36 BSP's shrinking geographic footprint   09:57 When did BSP's decline really begin?   10:49 The shift from Bahujan to Sarvajan politics   14:48 How organisational conflicts w

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