Bahujan Samaj party - Wikipedia Bahujan Samaj party For the Nepalese party, see Bahujan Samaj Party, Nepal. Bahujan Samaj Party Abbreviation BSP Leader Mayawati President Mayawati Secretary - General Satish Chandra Mishra Veer Singh Manoj Kumar Founder Kanshi Ram Founded 14 April 1984 ( 33 years ago ) ( 1984 - 04 - 14 ) Preceded by DSSSS Headquarters 12, Gurudwara Rakabganj Road, New Delhi, India - 110001 Volunteer 's wing Bahujan Volunteer Force Ideology Ambedkarism Human rights Buddhism Social equality Secularism Social justice Self respect Political position Centre - left Colours Blue ECI Status National Party Seats in Lok Sabha 0 / 545 ( currently 536 members + 1 Speaker ) Seats in Rajya Sabha 5 / 245 Election symbol Elephant Website www.bspindia.org Politics of India Political parties Elections Influential figures Jyotirao Phule, an Indian activist, thinker, social reformer from Maharashtra. He fought for the eradication of untouchability and the caste system, women 's emancipation and the reform of Hindu family life. He also formed the Satyashodhak Samaj ( Society of Seekers of Truth ) to attain equal rights for peasants and people from lower castes. B.R. Ambedkar, chief architect of Indian Constitution and first law minister of India who campaigned against untouchability, caste system and also campaigned for the rights of women and labourers. The Bahujan Samaj Party ( BSP ) is the third largest national political party in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was formed mainly to represent Bahujans ( literally meaning `` People in minority '' ), referring to people from the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Castes ( OBC ), as well as religious minorities that together consist of 65 percent of India 's population but still divided into 6000 different castes. The party claims to be inspired by the philosophy of Gautama Buddha, 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. In 2017 Uttar Pradesh elections, BSP was second largest party in terms of vote share with over 22 % votes despite winning only 19 seats. It has an elephant as its election symbol. Contents 1 Origin of the word Bahujan 2 History 2.1 Ideology 2.2 Strategy 2.3 Development 3 Success in 2007 3.1 Secret successor of Mayawati 4 Election results 4.1 Lok Sabha ( Lower House ) 4.2 Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha ( Lower House ) 4.3 Other states where BSP has a presence 4.3. 1 Bihar Vidhan Sabha 4.3. 2 Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha 4.3. 3 Delhi Vidhan Sabha 4.3. 4 Haryana Vidhan Sabha 4.3. 5 Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha 4.3. 6 Jammu and Kashmir Vidhan Sabha 4.3. 7 Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha 4.3. 8 Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha 4.3. 9 Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha 4.3. 10 Punjab Vidhan Sabha 4.3. 11 Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha 4.3. 12 Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha 4.3. 13 Kerala Vidhan Sabha 5 See also 6 References 7 External links Origin of the word Bahujan 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. History Ideology The BSP 's primary focus is on the uplifting of what it sees as the nation 's downtrodden groups. Its self - proclaimed ideology is `` Social Transformation and Economic Emancipation '' of the `` Bahujan Samaj ''. The `` Bahujan Samaj '', to them, includes the lower - caste groups in India like the Scheduled Castes ( SC ), the Scheduled Tribes ( ST ) and the Other Backward Classes ( OBC ). It also includes religious minorities like Sikhs, Muslims, Christians, Parsis and Buddhists. They see these groups as having been victims of the `` Manuwadi '' system for millennia, a system which benefited upper - caste Hindus only. They hold B.R. Ambedkar, champion of lower - caste rights, as one of their key icons and ideological inspirations. They also believe in egalitarianism and hold a strong emphasis on social justice. Strategy The Bahujan Samaj Party ( BSP ) was founded on the birth anniversary of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar ( i.e. 14 April 1984 ) by Kanshi Ram, who named former schoolteacher Mayawati as his successor in 2001. Speaking of lesser - known figures from the Indian Rebellion of 1857 who have been used as Dalit icons by the BSP, such as Chetram Jatav, the social scientist Badri Narayan Tiwari has noted that Dalit intellectuals supported by BSP, which is trying to mobilise grassroot Dalits using local heroes, histories, myths and legends found a wealth of resources in the oral history of the regions of ( Uttar Pradesh ) centering around the 1857 rebellion. The political strategy of the party is to tell and retell the stories of these heroes, build memorials and organize celebrations around their stories repeatedly to build a collective memory in the psyche of the people. The stories are narrated in such a manner that the Dalits imagine the story of the making of this nation in which they played a significant role. Development The party 's power grew quickly with seats in the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh and the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India. In 1993, following the assembly elections, Mayawati formed a coalition with Samajwadi Party President Mulayam Singh Yadav as Chief Minister. On 2 June 1995, she withdrew support from his government, which led to a major incident where Yadav was accused of sending his goons to keep her party legislators hostage at a Lucknow guest house and shout casteist abuses at her. Since this event, they have regarded each other publicly as chief rivals. Mayawati then obtained support from the Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP ) to become Chief Minister on 3 June 1995. In October 1995, the BJP withdrew their support and fresh elections were called after a period of President 's Rule. In 2003, Mayawati resigned from her own government to prove that she was not `` hungry for power '' and asked the BJP - run Government of India to remove Union Tourism and Culture Minister, Jagmohan. In 2007, she began leading a BSP - formed government with an absolute majority for a full five - year term. Bahujan Samaj Party claims to represent the low and lowly. A man carrying the BSP flag. Success in 2007 The results of the May 2007 Uttar Pradesh state assembly election saw the BSP emerge as a sole majority party, the first to do so since 1991. Mayawati began her fourth term as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and took her oath of office along with 50 ministers of cabinet and state rank on 13 May 2007, at Rajbhawan in the state capital of Lucknow. Most importantly, the majority achieved in large part was due to the party 's ability to take away majority of upper castes votes from their traditional party, the BJP. Flags of `` Bahujan Samaj Party '' at Shivaji Park, Mumbai. The party could manage only 80 seats in 2012 as against 206 in 2007 assembly elections. BSP government was the first in the history of Uttar Pradesh to complete its full five - year term. On 11 July 2012, the party in a major revamp, replaced Swami Prasad Maurya by Ram Achal Rajbhar as President of UP Unit. The 2014 national Lok Sabha elections saw the BSP become the third - largest national party of India in terms of vote percentage, having 4.2 % of the vote across the country but gaining no seats. Secret successor of Mayawati On 9 August 2009 ; Mayawati declared that she had chosen a successor from the Dalit community who is 18 -- 20 years her junior. She has penned down his name in a sealed packet left in the safe custody of two of her close confidantes. The name of the successor will be disclosed on her death. ELECTION results Lok Sabha ( Lower House ) Lok Sabha Term Indian General Election Seats contested Seats won % of votes % of votes in seats contested State ( seats ) 9th Lok Sabha 245 2.07 4.53 Punjab ( 1 ) Uttar Pradesh ( 3 ) 10th Lok Sabha 1991 231 1.61 3.64 Madhya_Pradesh ( 1 ) Punjab ( 1 ) Uttar Pradesh ( 1 ) 11th Lok Sabha 210 11 4.02 11.21 Madhya Pradesh ( 2 ) Punjab ( 3 ) Uttar Pradesh ( 6 ) 12th Lok Sabha 1998 251 5 4.67 9.84 Haryana ( 1 ) Uttar Pradesh ( 4 ) 13th Lok Sabha 1999 225 14 4.16 9.97 Uttar Pradesh ( 14 ) 14th Lok Sabha 435 19 5.33 6.66 Uttar Pradesh ( 19 ) 15th Lok Sabha 2009 500 21 6.17 6.56 Madhya Pradesh ( 1 ) Uttar Pradesh ( 20 ) 16th Lok Sabha 2014 503 0 4.3 NA Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha ( Lower House ) Vidhan Sabha Term UP elections Seats contested Seats won % of votes % of votes in seats contested 12th Vidhan Sabha 1993 164 67 11.12 28.52 13th Vidhan Sabha 296 67 19.64 27.73 14th Vidhan Sabha 2002 401 98 23.06 23.19 15th Vidhan Sabha 2007 403 206 30.43 30.43 16th Vidhan Sabha 2012 403 80 25.95 25.95 17th Vidhan Sabha 2017 403 19 22.24 22.24 Other states where BSP has a presence As of June 2016, states with BSP presence are shown in blue shades as in accordance to which seats in assemblies varies. Bihar Vidhan Sabha Vidhan Sabha Term Bihar General Election Seats contested Seats won % of votes % of votes in seats contested 10th Vidhan Sabha 1990 164 0 0.73 1.41 11th Vidhan Sabha 1995 161 1.34 2.66 12th Vidhan Sabha 2000 249 5 1.89 2.47 13th Vidhan Sabha Feb. 2005 238 4.41 4.50 14th Vidhan Sabha Oct. 2005 212 4.17 4.75 15th Vidhan Sabha 243 0 3.21 3.27 16th Vidhan Sabha 2015 243 0 2.1 2.1 Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha Vidhan Sabha Term Chhattisgarh General Election Seats contested Seats won % of votes % of votes in seats contested 2nd Vidhan Sabha 2003 54 4.45 9.4 3rd Vidhan Sabha 2008 90 6.11 6.11 4th Vidhan Sabha 2013 90 4.27 4.29 Delhi Vidhan Sabha Vidhan Sabha Term Delhi General Election Seats contested Seats won % of votes % of votes in seats contested 1st Vidhan Sabha 1993 55 0 1.80 2.42 2nd Vidhan Sabha 1998 58 0 3.09 3.63 3rd Vidhan Sabha 2003 40 0 5.76 8.96 4th Vidhan Sabha 2008 69 14.05 14.05 5th Vidhan Sabha 2013 69 0 5.33 5.44 6th Vidhan Sabha 2015 70 0 1.3 1.3 Haryana Vidhan Sabha Vidhan Sabha Term Haryana General Election Seats contested Seats won % of votes % of votes in seats contested 10th Vidhan Sabha 2000 83 5.74 6.22 11th Vidhan Sabha 2005 84 3.22 3.44 12th Vidhan Sabha 2009 86 6.73 7.05 13th Vidhan Sabha 2014 87 4.37 4.52 Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha Vidhan Sabha Term Himachal Pradesh General Election Seats contested Seats won % of votes % of votes in seats contested 7th Vidhan Sabha 1990 35 0 0.94 1.76 8th Vidhan Sabha 1993 49 0 2.25 3.0 9th Vidhan Sabha 1998 28 0 1.41 3.28 10th Vidhan Sabha 2003 23 0 0.7 2.02 11th Vidhan Sabha 2007 67 7.40 7.37 12th Vidhan Sabha 2012 67 0 1.7 2.02 Jammu and Kashmir Vidhan Sabha Vidhan Sabha Term Jammu and Kashmir General Election Seats contested Seats won % of votes % of votes in seats contested 9th Vidhan Sabha 29 6.43 15.07 10th Vidhan Sabha 2002 33 4.50 7.86 11th Vidhan Sabha 2008 83 0 3.73 3.73 12th Vidhan Sabha 2014 50 0 1.41 2.07 Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha Vidhan Sabha Term Jharkhand General Election Seats contested Seats won % of votes % of votes in seats contested 3rd Vidhan Sabha 2009 78 0 2.44 2.55 4th Vidhan Sabha 2014 41 1.4 1.8 Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha Vidhan Sabha Term Madhya Pradesh General Election Seats contested Seats won % of votes % of votes in seats contested 9th Vidhan Sabha 1990 183 3.54 5.89 10th Vidhan Sabha 1993 286 7.05 7.86 11th Vidhan Sabha 1998 170 11 6.15 11.39 12th Vidhan Sabha 2003 157 7.26 10.62 13th Vidhan Sabha 2008 230 7 8.97 9.29 14th Vidhan sabha 2013 227 6.29 6.42 Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha Vidhan Sabha Term Maharashtra General Election Seats contested Seats won % of votes % of votes in seats contested 8th Vidhan Sabha 1990 122 0 0.42 0.98 9th Vidhan Sabha 1995 145 0 1.49 2.82 10th Vidhan Sabha 1999 83 0 0.39 1.24 11th Vidhan Sabha 272 0 4.0 4.18 12th Vidhan Sabha 2009 287 0 2.35 2.42 13th Vidhan Sabha 2014 260 0 2.3 Punjab Vidhan Sabha Vidhan Sabha Term Punjab General Election Seats contested Seats won % of votes % of votes in seats contested 10th Vidhan Sabha 105 9 16.32 17.59 11th Vidhan Sabha 67 7.48 13.28 12th Vidhan Sabha 2002 100 0 5.69 6.61 13th Vidhan Sabha 2007 115 0 4.13 4.17 14th Vidhan Sabha 2012 117 0 4.28 4.28 15th Vidhan Sabha 2017 117 0 1.5 1.5 Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha Vidhan Sabha Term Rajasthan General Election Seats contested Seats won % of votes % of votes in seats contested 9th Vidhan Sabha 1990 205 0 0.79 2.54 10th Vidhan Sabha 1993 50 0 0.56 2.01 11th Vidhan Sabha 1998 108 2.17 3.81 12th Vidhan Sabha 2003 124 3.97 6.40 13th Vidhan Sabha 2008 199 6 7.60 7.66 14th Vidhan Sabha 2013 199 3.37 3.48 Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha Vidhan Sabha Term Uttarakhand General Election Seats contested Seats won % of votes % of votes in seats contested 1st Vidhan Sabha 2002 68 7 10.93 11.20 2nd Vidhan Sabha 2007 69 8 11.76 11.76 3rd Vidhan Sabha 2012 70 12.19 12.19 4th Vidhan Sabha 2017 70 0 7.00 7.00 Kerala Vidhan Sabha Vidhan Sabha Term Kerala General Election Seats contested Seats won Total of votes % of votes 13th Vidhan Sabha 2011 122 0 104977 0.60 14th Vidhan Sabha 2016 74 0 0.24 0.24 See also Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2017 Bahujan Samaj Party ( Kainth ) Dalit Buddhist movement Dalit Nationalism References Jump up ^ PTI ( 30 August 2014 ). `` Mayawati elected BSP president for another term ''. livemint.com. 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Question: who formed bsp what are its main policies
Answer: Kanshi Ram