Bahujan Volunteer Force

Bahujan Volunteer Force
Abbreviation BVF
Formation 1984 (By Kanshi Ram)
Purpose discipline
Location
Region served
India
Website official website

The Bahujan Volunteer Force or BVF are volunteers, both men and women among party workers Bahujan Samaj Party used for managing party rallies and averting violence during the programmes of the party.[1] Keeping in mind the vastness of the party affairs and with a view to conduct the organizational affairs effectively these volunteers are trained to deal with the crowds. The BSP is known for its discipline due to BVF as they make party’s rallies are well organised.[2]

Uniform

BVF has blue and white uniform with a cap that has the BSP emblem.[3]

Volunteer membership

BSP workers that have age between 18 and 40 years are in BVF. BVF is headed by a Vidhan Sabha convenor and co-convenor at the level of Assembly constituency and by a district convenor and a co-convenor at the district level. BVF has 2000 volunteers in Delhi including 600 women[4] while over 28000 volunteers nationwide.[1]

External links

References

  1. 1 2 "Eye on 2014, BSP to double volunteer force". Indian Express. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "UP Polls: The Enigma Called Mayawati". Daijiworld. 22 January 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  3. ↑ Chamberlain, Gethin (25 April 2009). "The Observer profile: Mayawati - the power broker of the lower castes". the Guardian. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Maya's volunteers taking the party forward". The Hindu. 7 May 2009. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
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