The party is opposed to Hindu nationalism, which it sees as representing an upper caste minority.
ASP claims that Bahujan Samaj Party has betrayed dalits through its alliance with Bharatiya Janata Party.
Singh is also commander-in-chief of the Bahujan Swayam Sewak Sanghathan, a militant dalit organization.
In the Lok Sabha elections 2004 ASP had launched nine candidates from Uttar Pradesh.
Tej Singh stood as candidate from Aligarh and got 1 054 votes (0,17%).