Bahujan Volunteer Force

Purpose| Crowd control[1][2]

Region served

| India
Website| No website[3]

The Bahujan Volunteer Force or BVF are volunteers, both men and women mostly youth among party workers belonging to Bahujan Samaj Party. They are mainly used for Crowd control as well as managing party rallies and averting violence during the programmes of the party.[4][5][6][7] 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.[8][9] The BVF has blue and white uniform with a cap that has the BSP emblem.[10][11] BSP workers are between 18 and 40 years old are members of 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,[12] and more than 28000 volunteers nationwide.[5]

## External links

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* Story of Bahujan Volunteer Force

## References

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2. ^ "What It's Like To Be At A Mayawati Rally". HuffPost India. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
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9. ^ "Chaos at rally, supporters break rules to get glimpse of Mayawati". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
10. ^ Chamberlain, Gethin (25 April 2009). "The Observer profile: Mayawati - the power broker of the lower castes". the Guardian. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
11. ^ "UP traffic cops to don blue trousers from December 1". The Indian Express. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
12. ^ "Maya's volunteers taking the party forward". The Hindu. 7 May 2009. Retrieved 17 September 2015.