LUCKNOW, Feb. 18 -- In a strategic reset aimed at energising the cadre before the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, BSP supremo Mayawati has undertaken a major organisational shake-up, promoting former Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Siddharth to a pivotal national post and reassigning several senior leaders as part of a wider attempt to revive the party's national and state-level structure.

The most notable move is the elevation of Siddharth, father-in-law of Akash Anand, who has been appointed in-charge of four states - Delhi, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh and Kerala - effectively placing him at the centre of the party's national coordination structure.

In the reshuffle, senior leader Ramji Gautam has seen his earlier prominence reduced. Previously con...