After winding up a series of `Prabuddh Varg Sammelan’ to attract Brahmin voters ahead of the 2022 assembly polls, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati has decided to adopt a different procedure for selecting candidates when the state goes to the hustings.

The process of finalising the candidates has been started on the basis of a panel of candidates received from the sector in-charges. The responsibility of announcing the names which have been stamped by the BSP supremo in the districts has been now entrusted to district chiefs and sector in-charges.

Traditionally the Bahujan Samaj Party has been declaring its candidate ahead of other parties for any election and sources said that efforts were underway to announce the maximum number of candidates by October 15.

The BSP chief believes that the candidate gets a full chance for election preparation by declaring their names well in advance. After sector in-charges sent the finalised panel of candidates, the names are being finalised. The list of candidates has also been handed over to other districts of the state and the sector in-charges have been given the responsibility to declare the names by holding a conference.

Mayawati has also made it clear that this time, criminals and leaders with tainted background will not be given tickets. Acting on this line, BSP state president Bhim Rajbhar has been fielded from Mau replacing sitting party legislator Mukhtar Ansari. Even though the names of the candidates are being announced on the basis of the panel, if a tainted candidate is declared fraudulently, then his candidature be withdrawn and he will be replaced a suitable person before the election.

Sources said that BSP leaders who want to contest the elections in Uttar Pradesh will also have to share their experience of social media. Not only this, what kind of work has been done in social media about party founder Kanshi Ram and Mayawati will also have to be narrated. Only after this, his or her candidature will be confirmed by the party.

The BSP chief has released the application form for aspiring leaders wherein each one has to clearly mention his/her activism in social media and work done on Kanshi Ram's mission. In the application form, an aspiring candidate has to mention how aware he or she is about the policies of the BSP and the policies of Dalit messiah Baba Saheb BR Ambedkar along with his political experience and background.

Previously not very keen on any kind of media platform, Mayawati, of late, has been constantly active on Twitter and on Facebook page. She is attacking the government by tweeting on every issue and keeping her party’s perspective on every issue.