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    Question

    Which of the following statements about Swami Prasad Maurya's new political party is/are correct?

    1. Swami Prasad Maurya resigned from the Samajwadi Party (SP) and launched the Rashtriya Shoshit Samaj Party (RSSP).

    2. He was a part of the BSP for decades between 1996 and 2016.

    3. Swami Prasad Maurya joined the BJP before the 2022 Assembly election.

    A Only Statement 1 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Statements 1 and 2 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Statements 2 and 3 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Only Statement 3 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E All Statements 1, 2, and 3 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    • Former Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Swami Prasad Maurya launched his new political party, the Rashtriya Shoshit Samaj Party (RSSP), in New Delhi. • On February 13, Swami Prasad Maurya resigned from the post of the party’s national general secretary, alleging attempts made by certain leaders of the SP to “weaken” his initiative to unite the backward classes, Dalits and minorities. • He was in the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) for decades between 1996 and 2016, holding key ministries under the Chief Ministership of Mayawati. • He then joined the BJP. He moved to the SP before the 2022 Assembly election after resigning from the post of Minister in the Yogi Adityanath-led government and from the BJP alleging injustice to the Other Backward Classes.

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