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{{Infobox organization
| name = Bahujan Volunteer Force
| image = Bahujan Elephant.jpg
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| purpose = [[Crowd control]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/mayawati-takes-dig-at-bhim-army-young-cadre-point-to-bjp-rss-synergy-1521597.html|title=Mayawati Takes Dig At Bhim Army, Young Cadre Point to BJP-RSS Synergy|work=News18|access-date=2018-08-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.in/2017/02/02/what-it-s-like-to-be-at-a-mayawati-rally_a_21705420/|title=What It's Like To Be At A Mayawati Rally|date=2017-02-02|work=HuffPost India|access-date=2018-08-16|language=en-IN}}</ref>
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| region_served = India
| website = ''No website''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bsp-has-no-official-twitter-fb-page-or-website-mayawati/articleshow/65101107.cms|title=BSP has no official Twitter, FB page or website: Mayawati|date=2018-07-23|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2018-08-16}}</ref>
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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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/in-uttar-pradesh-mayawati-s-foot-soldiers-spread-her-message/story-pYhJGp2aDbPztf5yFUQ4UN.html|title=In Uttar Pradesh, Mayawati’s foot soldiers spread her message|date=2017-02-20|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=2018-08-16|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Indian Express">{{cite web | title=Eye on 2014, BSP to double volunteer force | website=Indian Express | url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/eye-on-2014-bsp-to-double-volunteer-force/1068951/0 | accessdate=17 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sundayguardianlive.com/news/9466-panic-mode-maya-destroys-party-firewall|title=In panic mode, Maya destroys party firewall - The Sunday Guardian Live|date=2017-05-20|work=The Sunday Guardian Live|access-date=2018-08-16|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/bsp-target-50-per-cent-posts-to-be-filled-by-youths-5184769/|title=BSP target: 50 per cent posts to be filled by youths|date=2018-05-21|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-08-16|language=en-US}}</ref> 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 [[Bahujan Samaj Party|BSP]] is known for its discipline due to BVF as they make party’s rallies are well organised.<ref name="Daijiworld 2012">{{cite web | title=UP Polls: The Enigma Called Mayawati | website=Daijiworld | date=22 January 2012 | url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=128000 | accessdate=17 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/noida/chaos-at-rally-supporters-break-rules-to-get-glimpse-of-behenji/articleshow/57028814.cms|title=Chaos at rally, supporters break rules to get glimpse of Mayawati|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-08-16}}</ref> The BVF has blue and white uniform with a cap that has the BSP emblem.<ref name="Chamberlain 2009">{{cite web | last=Chamberlain | first=Gethin | title=The Observer profile: Mayawati - the power broker of the lower castes | website=the Guardian | date=25 April 2009 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/apr/26/profile-mayawati-india-election-dalit | accessdate=17 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/up-traffic-cops-to-don-blue-trousers-from-december-1-4931155/|title=UP traffic cops to don blue trousers from December 1|date=2017-11-10|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-08-16|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Bahujan Samaj Party|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,<ref name="The Hindu 2009">{{cite web | title=Maya’s volunteers taking the party forward | website=The Hindu | date=7 May 2009 | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/mayas-volunteers-taking-the-party-forward/article277241.ece | accessdate=17 September 2015}}</ref> and more than 28000 volunteers nationwide.<ref name="Indian Express">{{cite web | title=Eye on 2014, BSP to double volunteer force | website=Indian Express | url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/eye-on-2014-bsp-to-double-volunteer-force/1068951/0 | accessdate=17 September 2015}}</ref>

==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W02TrJ1pKpc Story of Bahujan Volunteer Force]

==References==
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[[Category:Bahujan Samaj Party]]
[[Category:Military wings of political parties]]
[[Category:Political organisations based in India]]
[[Category:Organizations with year of establishment missing]]

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>BrownHairedGirl at 02:18, 21 April 2021