Lucknow, May 18 -- After expelling him from the Bahujan Samaj Party a few months back, BSP Chief Mayawati has once again appointed her nephew Akash Anand as chief national coordinator of the party.

The decision was taken at a national-level meeting on Sunday at the party's central office in Delhi's Lodhi Road.

Senior party leaders, state representatives, and coordinators from across the country remained present during the meeting. It was decided that Akash would take charge of campaigning in the upcoming elections.

"It is hoped that Akash Anand, this time, will take measures carefully in the interest of the party and the movement, strengthening the ideological foundations of the party," the party said in a statement.

Earlier, Mayawati...