2019 Lok Sabha Election: BJP hopes to reap poll gains from 'PM Kisan' in UP

Over 10 million farmers have received Rs 2,000 crore under the flagship scheme

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi presenting settlement claims of Kharif 2015 crop insurance to a selected beneficiary at Kisan Kalyan Mela in Sehore, Madhya Pradesh

Virendra Singh Rawat Lucknow

3 min read Last Updated : Mar 16 2019 | 2:54 AM IST

Facing anti-incumbency and the spectre of a formidable Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) combine in the run-up to the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is looking to reap a rich electoral harvest of ‘PM Kisan’, the flagship minimum income guarantee scheme for small and marginal farmers.

So far, more than 10 million UP farmers have already received the first installment of Rs 2,000 in their bank accounts, totalling over Rs 2,000 crore in payouts.

Together with PM Kisan dole and the earlier UP crop loan waiver scheme worth Rs 36,000 crore, the