BJP on the backfoot in western Uttar Pradesh amid farmers' protests

Despite the farm laws, the BJP hopes to turn the situation in its favour in western UP

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is on the backfoot in western Uttar Pradesh: The Jats, among the dominant communities of the region, are up in the arms against the party over the three farm laws and khaps are boycotting its leaders. The community, along with the Muslims, appears set to vote against the BJP to teach its leaders a lesson — this is what opposition parties, which have suffered a string of electoral routs over the past seven years, are claiming.

The Congress’ Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and the Rashtriya Lok Dal’s (RLD’s) Jayant Choudhary have been witnessing huge gatherings at