LUCKNOW, Oct. 31 -- In a bid to give an ideological boost to her party organisation ahead of the 2027 UP assembly polls and to win the support of the Other Backward Class (OBC), Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati has called a meeting of party leaders and office-bearers of the All India Backward and Minority Communities Employees Federation (BAMCEF) and OBC Bhaichara Committee on Saturday (November 1). Mayawati plans to restructure the BAMCEF by appointing office-bearers in the district and assembly units who will work in coordination with local BSP units to overhaul the organisation at the grassroots and to gear up the party cadre for the crucial 2027 UP polls. Along with spreading the party ideology, BAMCEF members also contribute to the party coffers. The organisation also assists the party in preparing the strategy for the assembly and Lok Sabha elections. "Instead of communicating through party leaders, Mayawati holds direct talks with the members of BAMCEF and seeks their guidance on political issues," said a BSP leader. Party founder Kanshi Ram had mobilised the Dalit community in UP to capture political power. Born on March 15, 1934 in Punjab's Ropar, Kanshi Ram left his government job to launch the BAMCEF in 1971. The aim was to spread the ideals of Dr BR Ambedkar among the SC, ST, OBC and minority communities. In 1981, he launched Dalit Shoshit Samaj Sangharsh Samiti (DS4) for social awakening among the Dalit community. In 1984, Kanshi Ram launched the BSP for the political empowerment of the Dalit community. He played an important role in the Samajwadi Party-Bahujan Samaj Party alliance in the 1993 assembly election in UP to remove BJP from power after the demolition of Babri mosque in 1992. Later, he broke alliance with the SP to form a BSP government with the BJP's support in 1995 when Mayawati became Uttar Pradesh CM. The BSP formed the government four times in 1995, 1997, 2002 and 2007 in UP. Cashing in on the slogan of Dalit empowerment, the party spread its base in UP. With a sizable presence of Dalits across the state, Kanshi Ram started strengthening the organisation. With Congress losing grip over the Dalit community, the task became easy. Kanshi Ram ensured that along with Jatavs, Pasi, Valmiki and dhobi communities' workers were inducted into the party....