A series of side chain liquid crystalline photosensitive polymers containing methyl methacrylate followed by the spacer and chalcone moiety were synthesized and characterized. Monomers, namely 4-[4{biphenyl oxy carbonyl phenyl oxy carbonyl} phenyl carbonyl ethylene phenyl] oxy butyl methacrylate (BOCPOCPCEPOBMA) and 4-[4{1-methoxy phenyl oxy carbonyl phenyl oxy carbonyl} phenyl carbonyl ethylene phenyl] oxy octyl methacrylate (MPOCPOCPCEPOOMA) was synthesized and subsequently polymerized using benzoyl peroxide as an initiator. The chemical structures and purity were characterized by FT-IR, H-1-NMR, and C-13-NMR analyses. The photocrosslinking studies of the polymers were investigated by UV spectroscopy. The rate of crosslinking increased with increase in the length of the methylene chain. The results of differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) analysis confirmed the formation of mesophase in the polymers. Hot stage optical polarized microscopy (HOPM) showed presence of nematic phase for poly (BOCPOCPCEPOBMA) and poly (MPOCPOCPCEPOOMA).