2027 UP polls: Akash Anand to kick-start BSP’s campaign from Hathras on August 10

Mayawati had appointed her nephew Akash Anand as the BSP’s national convenor in August 2025, making him the party’s second-in-command and signalling his emergence as her political heir apparent. At the time, she had said Akash would play a key role in reviving the BSP’s prospects in the 2027 assembly elections and winning back young voters, many of whom had shifted to the Aazad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) led by Chandrashekhar Azad.

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