Lucknow, Aug. 29 -- Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati appointed her nephew Akash Anand as the national convenor of the party. The move establishes him as the number two in the party with the underlying message that he is the political heir apparent. The development comes months after Akash fell out of favour for the second time and was then reinstated again.

The shakeup in the party organisation has been carried out in view of the Bihar assembly election due to be held later this year as well as the 2027 assembly election in Uttar Pradesh.

Following the appointment, Anand, in a post on X, expressed gratitude to the BSP chief for appointing him as the party's national convenor.

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