Mayawati’s decision to remove Akash Anand and her reference to setting him “free” have triggered fresh questions over the future of the BSP and its succession battle. With the party facing a historic decline in Uttar Pradesh, the panel examines Akash Anand’s political future, the possible rise of Ishan Anand, Chandrashekhar Azad’s growing Dalit space, and whether Mayawati still holds the political card she once controlled.