MAYAWATI’S NAVRATNAS

SATISH CHANDRA MISHRA

General secretary, Rajya Sabha member, ex-cabinet minister, lawyer; handles party-related litigation; most prominent Brahmin face of the party

NASIMUDDIN SIDDIQUI

General secretary, MLC, party’s most prominent Muslim face; key coordinator for Lucknow Mandal, Paschim UP

RAMACHAL RAJBHAR

BSP UP state president; former MLA from Akbarpur; prominent OBC face of the party

MUNQUAD ALI

Rajya Sabha member, a key Muslim face of the party; got Muslim clerics, both Shia and Sunni, to support BSP

GAYA CHARAN DINKAR

Leader of Opposition, and party’s Dalit face in Bundelkhand, is a Jatav; has been asked to connect with Dalits in Bundelkhand and eastern UP

ASHOK SIDDHARTH

RS member, key Jatav leader, youth face of the party, coordinator for south India and key mandals such as Lucknow and Farrukhabad

LALJI VERMA

Important Kurmi face of BSP; tasked with mobilising Kurmi, Koeri, Lodh and other extremely backward castes

RAMVIR UPADHYAYA

Has been in the organisation for two-and-a-half decades; a sitting MLA and an important Brahmin face in the party

THAKUR JAIVEER SINGH

MLA and key Thakur face of the party; his job is to woo the upper castes across UP, especially in Purvanchal