India, March 5 -- Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati named Randheer Beniwal as the party's national coordinator on Wednesday, stating that her brother and the party's vice-president, Anand Kumar, who was given additional charge of coordinator on Sunday, had expressed his desire to hold only one post at a time.

The development follows the BSP supremo's key strategic moves within the party over the past three days.

Kumar was given the coordinator's charge after his son Akash Anand was removed from all party posts on Sunday on charges of anti-party activities. Akash Anand was subsequently expelled from the primary membership on Monday.

In a post on X, she said Anand Kumar won't take up the responsibility of coordinator and will cont...