After facing a humiliating defeat in the recent Lok Sabha elections, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Monday revamped the party committees for Lucknow, Prayagraj, Rae Bareli, Pratapgarh and Unnao districts.

The BSP has announced the names of the new office-bearers of these committees. Mayawati has appointed Anwar Ali as district vice-president of Pratapgarh, Abdul Rehman as district vice-president of Prayagraj, Ramvilas Lodhi as district vice-president of Rae Bareli and Moolchand Lodhi as vice-president of Unnao district.

In Lucknow, Rakesh Jaiswal has been given the responsibility of district vice-president and Karan Patel as district general secretary. Ramshankar Gautam has been made secretary, Yusuf Ghazi treasurer, Vishal Kanshi and Kuldeep Rawat as district executive members while Vijay Chaudhary has been made district coordinator of BVF (Bahujan Volunteer Force) and RK Barman has been given the responsibility of BAMCEF coordinator.

In Prayagraj, Abdul Rehman has been made district vice-president, Buddhi Prakash Bharti the district general secretary, Akash Verma the district secretary, Manoj Pal district treasurer, Bhola Chaudhary and Atul Kumar, district executive members. Lalchand Gautam has been made district BBF coordinator and Ramvilas district coordinator of BAMCEF.

BSP Lucknow district president Shailendra Kumar Gautam said these decisions were taken in a meeting attended by chief sector incharges of Lucknow, Prayagraj and Mirzapur divisions, Ghanshyam Chandra Kharwar, Samsuddin Rain, Dinesh Chandra, Akhilesh Ambedkar; sector incharges in Lucknow division Mauji Lal Gautam, Anurendra Kumar, Ramnath Rawat, Dinesh Pal and many other officials.