Further, Section 7 says, “In the event of unfortunate demise of the national president, the national vice-president shall immediately and automatically assume charge as national president and shall continue to function as such until the end of the current term of the national president.”

Raja Ram, who is from Azamgarh, was initiated in politics by his uncle Bali Ram, a former BSP MP from Lalganj Lok Sabha seat who was very close to Kanshi Ram. Bali Ram, who was president of the Delhi unit of BSP, died on October 9, 2006. Raja Ram began his stint in politics as office secretary of the Azamgarh unit of the BSP. He was nominated to the Legislative Council by Mayawati on May 15, 2003, along with eight others. His term in the upper house of the UP Legislature ends on May 14, 2009.