India's low-caste political leader, Mayawati, has spent $500 million on statues of herself and others. But to supporters, the statues symbolize her monumental success.

A statue of an elephant installed at the Ambedkar Memorial Park here was stolen, prompting Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati to call the theft "shameful and worrying".

Authorities in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh replace a statue of former chief minister Mayawati which had been vandalised on Thursday.

Authorities in India's Uttar Pradesh state uncover statues of Chief Minister Mayawati and her party symbols two months after they were shrouded to avoid "swaying" voters.

Officials in India's Uttar Pradesh state struggle to cover statues of Chief Minister Mayawati and her party symbol, an elephant, as a deadline looms.

Mayawati, who ended her last term in office in 2012 but is bidding to play a key national role in general elections this month, said the statues were built with the support of lawmakers who wanted ...

Uttar Pradesh politician Mayawati on Tuesday justified her life-size statues built in Uttar Pradesh with crores in public money when she was Chief Minister, telling the Supreme Court they ...

Nearby statues of other leaders towered over hers so, at a cost of almost a million dollars, Mayawati's statue grew three feet and now sees eye-to-eye with the others. It's MORNING EDITION.

Despite Mayawati's efforts to protect them, Dalit boys are sometimes even lynched for flirting with higher-caste girls, and victims who go to the police are often ignored.

The movie, starring Vijay Raaz, has sparked concern that it may cause law-and-order problems as it features a controversial ...

Memorial parks featuring life-sized marble and sandstone statues of elephants, Dalit icons and herself were built during the tenure of four-time chief minister Mayawati, whose last term in office ...