India, March 10 -- There are two major fallouts of Mayawati's decision to sack her political successor Akash Anand from the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and also not anoint anyone in his place. As for her leadership, however, simmering squabbles in the family are unlikely to have any impact as Mayawati continues to remain BSP's number one leader and none in the party has the wherewithal to break it.

First, Dalits who had rallied around BSP, propelling Mayawati to a position of power in the past, are turning out to be the biggest losers as the party lose political relevance. They are divided and their votes up for grabs in elections. Their disintegration started in 2022 and that fragmentation will be complete if Mayawati fails to take correc...