LUCKNOW, March 5 -- Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati has removed her brother Anand Kumar from the post of national coordinator and appointed Randhir Beniwal in his place. The decision, announced on Wednesday through a series of posts on social media platform X, comes after Anand Kumar expressed his desire to continue as the party's national vice president instead.

Beniwal, 55, a long-time BSP functionary from Saharanpur, belongs to the Jat community and played a key role in the party's campaigns during the Haryana and Punjab assembly elections last year. His appointment is seen as a move to strengthen BSP's outreach among Jats, particularly in western Uttar Pradesh. Beniwal has been associated with the BSP since childhood, follow...