Party
Bahujan Samaj Party
BSPNational party1984 –
- Also seen as
- bahujan samaj party
About BSP
Founded in 1984 by Kanshi Ram to consolidate the Dalit and Bahujan vote. Kanshi Ram led the party until 2003, when he handed leadership to his protégé Mayawati, who first became Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh in 1995 — the first Dalit woman to hold the office — in coalition with the Samajwadi Party. She has since served four terms as UP Chief Minister, most notably winning a full majority on her own in 2007. The party remains UP-concentrated and has struggled electorally since 2012.
- Key leaders
- Kanshi Ram — founder; party president, 1984–2003
- Mayawati — Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, 1995, 1997, 2002–03, 2007–12
Source: Bahujan Samaj Party — Wikipedia. Real-world political history, hand-researched and cited — not a figure computed from results.
Elections
164
in the dataset
Seats won
771
all-time
Best result
206
UP Assembly 2007
Lok Sabha / Assembly
11 / 153
Election record
Every election where BSP polled votes. Seats and shares are computed from the constituency results — tap an election to open it.
164 elections
| KL Assembly | 2026 | 0 | 33,125 | 0.2% | 55 | #24 |
| TN Assembly | 2026 | 0 | 53,369 | 0.1% | 119 | #18 |
| WB Assembly | 2026 | 0 | 1,17,166 | 0.2% | 150 | #12 |
| BR Assembly | 2025 | 1 | 8,19,950 | 1.6% | 187 | #10 |
| DL Assembly | 2025 | 0 | 55,066 | 0.6% | 68 | #6 |
| HR Assembly | 2024 | 0 | 2,52,719 | 1.8% | 36 | #5 |
| Lok Sabha | 2024 | 0 | 1,31,93,368 | 2.0% | 500 | #43 |
| JK Assembly | 2024 | 0 | 54,822 | 1.0% | 28 | #13 |
| JH Assembly | 2024 | 0 | 1,39,801 | 0.8% | 53 | #12 |
| MH Assembly | 2024 | 0 | 3,15,901 | 0.5% | 242 | #20 |
| KA Assembly | 2023 | 0 | 1,20,430 | 0.3% | 133 | #9 |
| TG Assembly | 2023 | 0 | 3,21,074 | 1.4% | 107 | #7 |
| GJ Assembly | 2022 | 0 | 1,58,123 | 0.5% | 101 | #7 |
| HP Assembly | 2022 | 0 | 14,613 | 0.3% | 53 | #8 |
| PB Assembly | 2022 | 1 | 2,83,250 | 1.8% | 32 | #6 |
| UP Assembly | 2022 | 1 | 1,18,77,816 | 12.9% | 414 | #9 |
| UK Assembly | 2022 | 2 | 2,59,504 | 4.8% | 55 | #4 |
| KL Assembly | 2021 | 0 | 48,379 | 0.2% | 72 | #25 |
| PY Assembly | 2021 | 0 | 1,169 | 0.1% | 11 | #14 |
| TN Assembly | 2021 | 0 | 1,01,326 | 0.2% | 162 | #16 |
| WB Assembly | 2021 | 0 | 2,36,108 | 0.4% | 162 | #9 |
| BR Assembly | 2020 | 1 | 6,28,944 | 1.5% | 78 | #13 |
| DL Assembly | 2020 | 0 | 66,141 | 0.7% | 68 | #5 |
| AP Assembly | 2019 | 0 | 88,264 | 0.3% | 21 | #9 |
| HR Assembly | 2019 | 0 | 5,18,842 | 4.1% | 87 | #7 |
| Lok Sabha | 2019 | 10 | 2,22,46,501 | 3.6% | 383 | #9 |
| JH Assembly | 2019 | 0 | 2,30,740 | 1.5% | 66 | #10 |
| MH Assembly | 2019 | 0 | 5,04,627 | 0.9% | 262 | #19 |
| OD Assembly | 2019 | 0 | 1,93,155 | 0.8% | 107 | #7 |
| CG Assembly | 2018 | 2 | 5,52,313 | 3.9% | 35 | #4 |
| KA Assembly | 2018 | 1 | 1,08,592 | 0.3% | 18 | #5 |
| MP Assembly | 2018 | 2 | 19,11,642 | 5.0% | 227 | #4 |
| RJ Assembly | 2018 | 6 | 14,10,731 | 4.0% | 189 | #4 |
| TG Assembly | 2018 | 0 | 4,28,430 | 2.1% | 107 | #8 |
| GJ Assembly | 2017 | 0 | 2,07,007 | 0.7% | 139 | #7 |
| HP Assembly | 2017 | 0 | 18,540 | 0.5% | 42 | #6 |
| PB Assembly | 2017 | 0 | 2,34,399 | 1.5% | 111 | #7 |
| UP Assembly | 2017 | 19 | 1,92,81,352 | 22.2% | 403 | #3 |
| UK Assembly | 2017 | 0 | 3,47,531 | 7.0% | 69 | #4 |
| KL Assembly | 2016 | 0 | 47,638 | 0.2% | 74 | #23 |
| PY Assembly | 2016 | 0 | 579 | 0.1% | 9 | #17 |
| TN Assembly | 2016 | 0 | 97,823 | 0.2% | 156 | #19 |
| WB Assembly | 2016 | 0 | 3,00,294 | 0.5% | 161 | #12 |
| BR Assembly | 2015 | 0 | 7,88,047 | 2.1% | 228 | #11 |
| DL Assembly | 2015 | 0 | 1,17,093 | 1.3% | 70 | #4 |
| AP Assembly | 2014 | 0 | 1,96,605 | 0.7% | 151 | #8 |
| HR Assembly | 2014 | 1 | 5,42,985 | 4.4% | 87 | #6 |
| Lok Sabha | 2014 | 0 | 2,29,67,445 | 4.1% | 504 | #37 |
| JK Assembly | 2014 | 0 | 67,786 | 1.4% | 50 | #10 |
| JH Assembly | 2014 | 1 | 2,52,033 | 1.8% | 61 | #6 |
| MH Assembly | 2014 | 0 | 11,91,846 | 2.3% | 280 | #14 |
| OD Assembly | 2014 | 0 | 1,84,189 | 0.9% | 113 | #10 |
| TG Assembly | 2014 | 2 | 2,62,157 | 1.3% | 102 | #7 |
| CG Assembly | 2013 | 1 | 5,58,424 | 4.3% | 90 | #4 |
| DL Assembly | 2013 | 0 | 4,20,926 | 5.3% | 69 | #7 |
| KA Assembly | 2013 | 0 | 2,84,768 | 0.9% | 175 | #10 |
| MP Assembly | 2013 | 4 | 21,28,333 | 6.3% | 227 | #3 |
| RJ Assembly | 2013 | 3 | 10,41,241 | 3.4% | 195 | #5 |
| GJ Assembly | 2012 | 0 | 3,42,142 | 1.2% | 163 | #7 |
| HP Assembly | 2012 | 0 | 39,575 | 1.2% | 66 | #5 |
| PB Assembly | 2012 | 0 | 5,97,020 | 4.3% | 117 | #6 |
| UP Assembly | 2012 | 80 | 1,96,47,303 | 25.9% | 403 | #2 |
| UK Assembly | 2012 | 3 | 5,18,257 | 12.2% | 70 | #4 |
| KL Assembly | 2011 | 0 | 1,04,977 | 0.6% | 122 | #18 |
| PY Assembly | 2011 | 0 | 907 | 0.1% | 10 | #11 |
| TN Assembly | 2011 | 0 | 1,98,300 | 0.5% | 193 | #16 |
| WB Assembly | 2011 | 0 | 2,91,602 | 0.6% | 150 | #13 |
| BR Assembly | 2010 | 0 | 9,33,947 | 3.2% | 239 | #9 |
| AP Assembly | 2009 | 0 | 4,41,917 | 1.1% | 270 | #11 |
| HR Assembly | 2009 | 1 | 6,39,096 | 6.7% | 86 | #6 |
| Lok Sabha | 2009 | 21 | 2,59,42,491 | 6.2% | 501 | #4 |
| JH Assembly | 2009 | 0 | 2,50,751 | 2.4% | 78 | #15 |
| MH Assembly | 2009 | 0 | 10,65,836 | 2.4% | 281 | #16 |
| OD Assembly | 2009 | 0 | 2,73,438 | 1.5% | 114 | #8 |
| CG Assembly | 2008 | 2 | 6,56,210 | 6.1% | 90 | #3 |
| DL Assembly | 2008 | 2 | 8,67,672 | 14.0% | 70 | #3 |
| JK Assembly | 2008 | 0 | 1,45,644 | 3.7% | 83 | #10 |
| KA Assembly | 2008 | 0 | 7,16,770 | 2.7% | 217 | #5 |
| MP Assembly | 2008 | 7 | 22,62,119 | 9.0% | 228 | #3 |
| RJ Assembly | 2008 | 6 | 18,32,195 | 7.6% | 199 | #4 |
| GJ Assembly | 2007 | 0 | 5,72,540 | 2.6% | 166 | #6 |
| HP Assembly | 2007 | 1 | 2,38,961 | 7.3% | 67 | #4 |
| PB Assembly | 2007 | 0 | 5,21,972 | 4.1% | 115 | #5 |
| UP Assembly | 2007 | 206 | 1,58,72,561 | 30.4% | 403 | #1 |
| UK Assembly | 2007 | 8 | 4,43,703 | 11.8% | 69 | #3 |
| KL Assembly | 2006 | 0 | 1,06,619 | 0.7% | 107 | #19 |
| PY Assembly | 2006 | 0 | 1,107 | 0.2% | 15 | #13 |
| TN Assembly | 2006 | 0 | 2,59,336 | 0.8% | 164 | #12 |
| WB Assembly | 2006 | 0 | 2,76,214 | 0.7% | 128 | #14 |
| HR Assembly | 2005 | 1 | 2,94,680 | 3.2% | 84 | #5 |
| JH Assembly | 2005 | 0 | 3,04,447 | 3.0% | 75 | #13 |
| AP Assembly | 2004 | 1 | 4,40,719 | 1.2% | 160 | #10 |
| Lok Sabha | 2004 | 18 | 2,12,43,334 | 5.4% | 439 | #6 |
| KA Assembly | 2004 | 0 | 4,37,564 | 1.7% | 102 | #11 |
| MH Assembly | 2004 | 0 | 16,71,429 | 4.0% | 272 | #13 |
| OD Assembly | 2004 | 0 | 3,26,724 | 1.9% | 86 | #9 |
| CG Assembly | 2003 | 2 | 4,29,334 | 4.4% | 54 | #3 |
| DL Assembly | 2003 | 0 | 2,59,905 | 5.8% | 40 | #6 |
| HP Assembly | 2003 | 0 | 21,469 | 0.7% | 23 | #7 |
| MP Assembly | 2003 | 2 | 18,52,528 | 7.3% | 157 | #6 |
| RJ Assembly | 2003 | 2 | 9,04,686 | 4.0% | 124 | #5 |
| GJ Assembly | 2002 | 0 | 66,429 | 0.3% | 34 | #8 |
| JK Assembly | 2002 | 1 | 1,19,492 | 4.5% | 33 | #8 |
| PB Assembly | 2002 | 0 | 5,85,579 | 5.7% | 100 | #6 |
| UP Assembly | 2002 | 98 | 1,23,74,388 | 23.1% | 401 | #2 |
| UK Assembly | 2002 | 7 | 3,12,842 | 10.9% | 68 | #3 |
| TN Assembly | 2001 | 0 | 19,648 | 0.1% | 17 | #24 |
| WB Assembly | 2001 | 0 | 75,319 | 0.2% | 38 | #14 |
| BR Assembly | 2000 | 5 | 7,01,936 | 1.9% | 249 | #10 |
| HR Assembly | 2000 | 1 | 4,39,522 | 5.7% | 83 | #6 |
| OD Assembly | 2000 | 0 | 1,62,184 | 1.1% | 105 | #10 |
| AP Assembly | 1999 | 0 | 58,468 | 0.2% | 48 | #11 |
| Lok Sabha | 1999 | 14 | 1,51,75,845 | 4.2% | 225 | #8 |
| KA Assembly | 1999 | 0 | 2,08,820 | 0.9% | 85 | #7 |
| MH Assembly | 1999 | 0 | 1,29,693 | 0.4% | 83 | #15 |
| DL Assembly | 1998 | 0 | 1,26,197 | 3.1% | 58 | #5 |
| GJ Assembly | 1998 | 0 | 12,742 | 0.1% | 7 | #8 |
| HP Assembly | 1998 | 0 | 35,866 | 1.4% | 28 | #5 |
| Lok Sabha | 1998 | 5 | 1,71,93,403 | 4.7% | 252 | #17 |
| MP Assembly | 1998 | 11 | 16,33,825 | 6.2% | 170 | #3 |
| RJ Assembly | 1998 | 2 | 4,08,504 | 2.2% | 108 | #5 |
| PB Assembly | 1997 | 1 | 7,69,675 | 7.5% | 67 | #6 |
| HR Assembly | 1996 | 0 | 4,11,763 | 5.4% | 67 | #7 |
| Lok Sabha | 1996 | 11 | 1,34,53,235 | 4.0% | 210 | #11 |
| JK Assembly | 1996 | 4 | 1,59,690 | 6.4% | 29 | #5 |
| KL Assembly | 1996 | 0 | 17,872 | 0.1% | 12 | #18 |
| PY Assembly | 1996 | 0 | 571 | 0.1% | 6 | #15 |
| TN Assembly | 1996 | 0 | 14,402 | 0.1% | 9 | #17 |
| UP Assembly | 1996 | 67 | 1,08,90,716 | 19.6% | 296 | #3 |
| WB Assembly | 1996 | 0 | 67,853 | 0.2% | 48 | #14 |
| BR Assembly | 1995 | 2 | 4,62,291 | 1.3% | 161 | #13 |
| GJ Assembly | 1995 | 0 | 2,88,572 | 1.6% | 115 | #5 |
| MH Assembly | 1995 | 0 | 5,72,336 | 1.5% | 145 | #12 |
| OD Assembly | 1995 | 0 | 78,332 | 0.5% | 59 | #10 |
| AP Assembly | 1994 | 0 | 4,09,832 | 1.3% | 235 | #9 |
| GA Assembly | 1994 | 0 | 9,109 | 1.6% | 39 | #6 |
| KA Assembly | 1994 | 1 | 1,60,607 | 0.8% | 77 | #7 |
| DL Assembly | 1993 | 0 | 66,796 | 1.9% | 55 | #5 |
| HP Assembly | 1993 | 0 | 52,345 | 2.3% | 49 | #5 |
| MP Assembly | 1993 | 11 | 16,68,567 | 7.0% | 286 | #3 |
| RJ Assembly | 1993 | 0 | 94,953 | 0.6% | 50 | #7 |
| UP Assembly | 1993 | 67 | 55,54,076 | 11.1% | 164 | #3 |
| PB Assembly | 1992 | 9 | 4,90,552 | 16.3% | 105 | #2 |
| HR Assembly | 1991 | 1 | 1,43,611 | 2.3% | 26 | #7 |
| Lok Sabha | 1991 | 2 | 44,23,314 | 1.6% | 232 | #13 |
| KL Assembly | 1991 | 0 | 27,273 | 0.2% | 40 | #15 |
| TN Assembly | 1991 | 0 | 3,481 | 0.0% | 11 | #20 |
| UP Assembly | 1991 | 12 | 35,32,683 | 9.4% | 386 | #5 |
| WB Assembly | 1991 | 0 | 88,836 | 0.3% | 97 | #13 |
| BR Assembly | 1990 | 0 | 2,33,762 | 0.7% | 164 | #13 |
| GJ Assembly | 1990 | 0 | 4,565 | 0.0% | 9 | #14 |
| HP Assembly | 1990 | 0 | 18,932 | 0.9% | 34 | #6 |
| MP Assembly | 1990 | 2 | 7,02,687 | 3.5% | 183 | #6 |
| MH Assembly | 1990 | 0 | 1,26,026 | 0.4% | 122 | #14 |
| OD Assembly | 1990 | 0 | 29,289 | 0.3% | 44 | #9 |
| PY Assembly | 1990 | 0 | 461 | 0.1% | 9 | #11 |
| RJ Assembly | 1990 | 0 | 1,17,798 | 0.8% | 57 | #7 |
| AP Assembly | 1989 | 0 | 63,328 | 0.2% | 82 | #9 |
| Lok Sabha | 1989 | 3 | 62,13,390 | 2.1% | 245 | #10 |
| KA Assembly | 1989 | 0 | 7,856 | 0.0% | 5 | #12 |
| UP Assembly | 1989 | 13 | 36,64,417 | 9.4% | 372 | #5 |
| BR Assembly | 1980 | 0 | 1,102 | 0.0% | 2 | #17 |
| Lok Sabha | 1980 | 0 | 39,399 | 0.0% | 16 | #32 |
| UP Assembly | 1980 | 0 | 956 | 0.0% | 1 | #18 |
Peak: 206 seats at the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election, 2007 — the largest party that year.