“All kinds of rumours are being spread about the role of the party’s national coordinator, Akash Anand, in finalising candidates. There is not even a shred of truth in these claims,” she said.

Akash Anand will hold public meetings across all 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh to mobilise party workers, with a special focus on the youth.

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…