Mayawati (born 15 January 1956) is an Indian politician and the national president of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) since 2003. She served four times as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh: in 1995, 1997, 2002–03 and 2007–12. In 1995 she became the first Dalit woman to become chief minister of an Indian state.
A protégé of BSP founder Kanshi Ram, she is widely known to her supporters as "Behenji" (elder sister). In 2007 she led the BSP to a full majority on its own. She has also served in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.
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