The decision was taken at a meeting of the BSP’s national executive held at the party headquarters in Lucknow, where Mayawati, a four‑time former Uttar Pradesh chief minister, chaired the session. Ishan Anand, who holds a Master of Laws degree, was introduced alongside his father and BSP national vice‑president Anand Kumar.
In his acceptance address, Anand thanked Mayawati for entrusting him with the role, pledged to serve with “full honesty and dedication,” and invoked the legacy of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and Kanshi Ram, promising not to disappoint the party’s supporters.
The gathering also reviewed preparations for the upcoming assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Punjab, urging ground‑level workers to highlight development initiatives undertaken during the BSP’s previous tenure in government.
Mayawati used the platform to allege that caste‑based discrimination has intensified under the BJP‑led central government, citing the recent suicide of a Dalit student at IIT Mumbai as evidence. She further blamed the government’s inflationary policies for eroding the purchasing power of poor, middle‑class families and farmers.
The appointment follows the removal of Ishan’s elder brother, Akash Anand, from all party responsibilities only days earlier, marking a rapid reshuffle in the BSP’s top‑level leadership.