Mayawati’s nephew, Akash Anand may work as any other party worker
Lucknow: Akash Anand, a key Bahujan Samaj Party organiser and Mayawati ’s nephew, has seen repeated removals and reinstatements since being projected as the leader’s political heir in late 2023. His first major setback came on May 7, 2024, days after he used unparliamentary language during Lok Sabha campaign speeches in Sitapur and Unnao. Police registered an FIR against Anand and 39 others.
Mayawati announced on X that “in the larger interest of the party and the movement,” Anand was being stripped of “two significant responsibilities till he attains maturity,” removing him as national coordinator and withdrawing successor status.
On March 2, 2025, Mayawati again removed him as national coordinator and said he would not be her successor.
He was expelled the next day, with Mayawati alleging he was “under the influence of his father-in-law, Ashok Siddharth.”