Time To Write-Off? "Missing" Mayawati's Poll Revival Moment Evades, Again
NDTV
Uttar Pradesh Elections: Leading the party floated in 1984 by Kanshi Ram, Mayawati became the chief minister in UP for the first time in 1995.
From a school teacher who wanted to be an IAS officer to becoming the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh four times, Mayawati's journey has inspired many, particularly in the Dalit community.
But the Bahujan Samaj Party leader has been out of power in UP for a decade, and a better showing in the just-ended assembly elections would have come in handy. Instead, the BSP was leading on just a single seat on Thursday evening.
In the run-up to the Uttar Pradesh elections, her critics accused Mayawati of “missing” from the campaign scene, a charge she repeatedly denied.
Some called her “low-key” involvement deliberate, claiming that she was the B-team of the ruling BJP.
