Lucknow, Oct. 9 -- The stage is set for the Bahujan Samaj Party's show of strength on the occasion of party founder Kanshi Ram's 19th death anniversary in Lucknow on Thursday.

A day before the event, the iconic Kanshi Ram memorial and city roads were draped in blue on Wednesday with BSP banners, hoardings and posters holding sway as party workers from across Uttar Pradesh began arriving in the state capital to pay tribute to the party founder Kanshi Ram.

Mayawati's nephew Akash Anand, the party's newly appointed national convenor, will share the main stage with her for the first time at the public meeting. She is likely to reintroduce him to the party cadre and make announcements regarding his role in Uttar Pradesh. Akash is seen as the...