Mayawati Suspends Seven BSP Members Suspecting Their Involvement with SP

Suspecting a backstab from her party members, Mayawati, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief on October 29 suspended seven members of BSP. Reportedly, the seven members had opposed the nomination of the party candidate Ramji Gautam for Rajya Sabha elections and had allegedly met the Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav. The suspended members include Aslam Raini, Hargovind Bhargava, and Sushma Patel.