BSP, under Kanshi Ram’s leadership was envisaged as an organization based on pragmatic politics. It derived confidence from the fact that ‘Bahujans’ constituted the majority of population, and were a formidable political force on the strength of their numbers. Which of the following constituted ‘Bahujans’?

1. Scheduled Casts

2. Scheduled Tribes

3. Other Backward Casts

4. Minorities