Lucknow, April 14 -- Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati on Tuesday paid floral tribute to Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar on his 135th birth anniversary in Lucknow.

Mayawati was joined by a large gathering in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow to mark Ambedkar Jayanti.

In an X post, the BSP chief noted Dr BR Ambedkar's contribution in uplifting the Bahujan Samaj and hailed him for enshrining the principles of equality in the Constitution.

She wrote, "In our India country with its vast population, the 'Bahujan Samaj'--that is, the messiah of the Bahujans--Bharat Ratna Bodhisattva, the most revered Baba Saheb Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar--today, on his birth anniversary, I offer my profound salutations, floral t...