Former chief ministers, Rajya Sabha members, entrepreneurs and even an ex-high court judge made their maiden entry into the 543-member Lower House of Parliament in the just concluded general elections.
The Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) chief said that the alliance will not field any candidate against Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav who will contest from Karhal in Mainpuri district.
On alliance in the poll-bound Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry, the RPI president said his party wants to contest these elections together with the BJP.
Police claimed that Bhim Army supporters sat on the roads when they were denied entry to the Hathras victim's village.
For those working on a pan-India unity of the Dalits and the Muslims, Chandrashekhar Azad is someone who will take head-on the BJP’s Hindu vs Muslim binary.
Promising to be "back soon", the Dalit leader said on Twitter early on January 27 that Bahujan society would never forget the insult
The emergence of Azad’s Bhim Army has piqued the other significant party which stands for Ambedkarite principles – Mayawati’s Bahujan Samaj Party
He made the remarks during a public meeting in Jaipur days after BSP chief Mayawati termed him a "BJP agent" and alleged that he was contesting from Varanasi as part of the saffron party's conspiracy to divide Dalit votes.
For Chandrashekhar Azad, fighting against Modi is not just about contesting the PM, but also about establishing himself as the next generation icon for Dalits.
At the rally organised to mark the 85th birth anniversary of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) founder Kanshi Ram, Chandrashekhar said he would ensure that PM Modi is not re-elected to the Lok Sabha from Varanasi.
The 33-year-old leader had also said that he would contest against PM Modi from Varanasi if the SP-BSP alliance failed to field a strong candidate in the constituency.