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| 2024 | BSP suffered a historic electoral defeat in the Lok Sabha elections, losing all ten of its previously held seats in Uttar Pradesh and failing to secure any new seats nationally. The party's vote share dramatically dropped to 2.07%, less than half of its 2014 performance. |
| June 24 2024 |
Jai Bhim
MPs from various political parties, including Dalits, OBCs, Muslims, and Tribals, concluded their Parliamentary oath-taking ceremony by using the slogan 'Jai Bhim'.
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| March 2024 |
Dalit History Month
The city of Burlington in Ontario, Canada declares April as Dalit History Month and designates April 14 as Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Day of Equity, demonstrating growing international recognition of Dalit historical significance.
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| January 19 2024 |
Statue of Social Justice
The Statue of Social Justice is unveiled by Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.
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| 2023 | Performed her first Umrah (religious pilgrimage) at Mecca after converting to Islam following her marriage to Adil Durrani. |
| December 10 2023 | Mayawati declared her nephew Akash Anand as the party's successor, but he was immediately sacked after comments on the ruling BJP Party |
| July 19 2023 | The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) announced its decision to contest the 2024 Indian General Election independently, refusing to align with either the INDIA or NDA alliances. |
| April 14 2023 |
Statue of B. R. Ambedkar, Hyderabad
Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao unveiled the giant statue of B. R. Ambedkar on his 132nd birth anniversary, completing the memorial project after 7 years.
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| May 2022 | Sawant married Adil Khan Durrani after her previous marriage ended in divorce. |
| April 2022 |
Dalit History Month
British Columbia province in Canada officially recognizes April as Dalit History Month, highlighting the importance of recognizing Dalit history and experiences.
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| 2021 |
Jai Bhim
Release of the Tamil film 'Jai Bhim', which depicts a lawyer's fight for justice for a marginalized tribal man.
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| 2021 |
Statue of B. R. Ambedkar, Hyderabad
Construction of the Ambedkar statue began after the foundation stone was laid in 2016.
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| 2020 | Returns to Bigg Boss as a challenger and becomes a finalist in Bigg Boss 14, further cementing her status in reality television. |
| July 9 2020 |
Statue of Social Justice
Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy lays the foundation stone for a 206 feet tall statue of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar at Swaraj Maidan in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. The ground is renamed from 'PWD Maidan' to 'Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Swarajya Maidan'.
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| 2019 | Bahujan Samaj Party formed the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) with Samajwadi Party, Rashtriya Lok Dal, and other political parties for the Lok Sabha elections, led by Mayawati and Akhilesh Yadav to create an anti-Congress and anti-BJP coalition. |
| 2019 | BSP contested 38 seats in Uttar Pradesh as part of the Mahagathbandhan alliance, significantly improving their performance by winning 10 seats compared to zero seats in the 2014 elections. |
| 2019 |
Statue of Social Justice
Government of Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy abandons the original 'Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Smriti Vanam' project and decides to build a new project in Vijayawada city.
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| 2019 | Rakhi Sawant married an NRI man named Ritesh, a marriage that would end in divorce in early 2022. |
| November 8 2019 | The Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangha officially merged into the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi. |
| March 14 2019 | Prakash Ambedkar announced the Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh will merge with the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi, citing limitations in party expansion. |
| 2018 |
Jai Bhim
Release of the Indian film 'Bole India, Jai Bhim' based on the life of Babu Hardas, a Dalit rights activist.
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| November 2018 | During The Great Khali's Continental Wrestling Entertainment promotion, Sawant was involved in a dance battle with American wrestler Rebel, which resulted in a physical altercation where she was injured and thrown to the ground, losing consciousness and requiring hospitalization. |
| May 26 2018 | Ram Achal Rajbhar is replaced by R S Kushwaha as the president of the Uttar Pradesh unit of the Bahujan Samaj Party. |
| April 14 2018 |
Bhim Janmabhoomi
President of India Ram Nath Kovind visited the memorial during the 127th Ambedkar Jayanti to pay homage to Babasaheb Ambedkar.
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| March 20 2018 | Prakash Ambedkar founded a new political party named the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi. |
| 2017 |
Statue of Social Justice
N. Chandrababu Naidu, the then Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, lays the foundation stone for the Ambedkar Memorial in Inavolu village of Amaravati on Ambedkar's 126th birth anniversary.
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| April 4 2017 | Appeared in Ludhiana court wearing a burqa, accompanied by Rahul Jogi, after making objectionable remarks against Sage Valmiki, which led to significant public criticism. |
| April 14 2016 |
Bhim Janmabhoomi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the memorial during the 125th Ambedkar Jayanti to pay tribute to Babasaheb Ambedkar.
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| April 14 2016 |
Statue of Social Justice
Government of Andhra Pradesh decides to set up an Ambedkar Memorial, 206 feet high, on the occasion of Ambedkar's 125th birth anniversary.
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| April 14 2016 |
Statue of B. R. Ambedkar, Hyderabad
K. Chandrasekhar Rao, the Chief Minister of Telangana, laid the foundation stone for the 125-feet tall Statue of B. R. Ambedkar on his 125th birth anniversary.
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| 2015 | Performed an entry dance with Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor in Malaysia. |
| 2014 | Baliram Sirskar won the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election from Balapur in Akola on the Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh ticket, winning by a margin of 6,939 votes. |
| June 2014 | Resigned from the Rashtriya Aam Party and joined the RPI (Athawale) party, expressing her desire to work for dalits. Appointed as the party's state vice-president and president of the women's wing. |
| March 28 2014 | Founded the Rashtriya Aam Party (RAP), intending to use a 'green chilli' as the party symbol to represent her personality. |
| March 26 2014 | Rakhi Sawant announced her plans to contest the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Mumbai North-West as an Independent Candidate. |
| 2012 | BSP wins 80 seats in the Uttar Pradesh state assembly elections, a significant reduction from 206 seats in the 2007 elections. Despite the reduced seat count, the party forms the first government in Uttar Pradesh's history to complete a full five-year term. |
| 2012 | Performed a comedy act with Shahrukh Khan and Ranbir Kapoor at the 57th Filmfare Awards. |
| 2010 | Hosted a talk show Rakhi Ka Insaaf on Imagine TV, which became controversial after the death of a participant. |
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