India
Bahujan Samaj Party
Ambedkarite social justice
Founded to represent Dalits and other historically marginalised communities, drawing explicitly on Ambedkar. Its central commitments are the effective implementation of reservation, social equality and political representation for Bahujan communities.
- Founded
- 1984
- Positions as of
- 2024 manifesto and party statements
- Last verified
What does it believe?
Tradition and change
Its defining commitment: reservation in education and employment, and representation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes.
Where it sits on each dimension
Wealth and inequality
Evidence: Documented
The state in the economy
Evidence: Thinly documented
Personal liberty
Evidence: Thinly documented
Tradition and change
Evidence: Well documented
Religion and the state
Evidence: Documented
Power and its limits
Evidence: Documented
Sources
Sources are prioritised in this order: official manifestos, official party documents, parliamentary records, academic research, then high-quality reporting.
- Election manifesto and public policy statements · Bahujan Samaj Party · 2024
- Recognised political parties and manifestos · Election Commission of India Source (opens in a new tab)
Logo: BSP Flag.png · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons.