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At the Forefront of Farmers Agitation, Can Rakesh Tikait Dent Saffron Hold in West UP?
Bharatiya Kisan Union spokesperson Rakesh Tikait addresses a press conference at Ghazipur border in New Delhi on December 10. (File photo/PTI)
The massive turnouts in the panchayats held in Muzaffarnagar, Bijnor and Meerut against the backdrop of the farmers protests have clearly raised concerns for the BJP and given new hope to opposition players like the RLD, Samajwadi Party and Congress.
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Till a day after Republic Day on January 26, the ongoing farmers agitation was not being seen as a significant threat to the Bharatiya Janata Party s political capital. The reason being the movement along Delhi s borders for over two months was primarily viewed as a protest by farmers of Punjab, the state where the BJP is a minor political force and had generally depended on its estranged ally Shiromani Akali Dal. ....

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