Vibha SharmaNew Delhi, Aug. 2 -- At 70, Mayawati is making it clear that she is still the boss of the BSP.
After remaining politically low-key for some time, she emerged on Sunday with decisive actions ahead of two crucial Assembly elections where her party still has a stake-Uttar Pradesh and Punjab-aimed at controlling the influence of other leaders and preventing factionalism in her party.
Two days after posting that she had been holding meetings to prepare for the UP elections, Mayawati expelled former Rajya Sabha member Ashok Siddarth and party coordinator Randhir Singh Beniwal for repeated "indiscipline" and "violation" of organisational directives.
Sources said the expulsion of senior leaders like Ashok Siddarth, who is also the fa...