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Ravi Kaushal
Ghulam Mohammad Jaula, Among Tallest Farmer Leaders in West UP, Passes Away
16 May 2022
Jaula is credited with coining the slogan ‘Allah-Hoo-Akbar Har Har Mahadev’ for Hindu-Muslim unity in the region, especially after the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots.
Abdul Alim Jafri
Polarisation, Round-the-Year Groundwork & Modi Helped BJP Win Uttar Pradesh
12 Mar 2022
Political observers said that the transfer of a chunk of BSP’s vote share to the BJP and its selection of candidates dented the SP.
Mohd. Imran Khan
Lalu Confident Farmers Will Ensure BJP’s Defeat in UP
09 Feb 2022
Bihar’s former CM said that farmers, especially Jats, haven’t forgotten the ‘humiliation and abuse’ during the farm laws protest.
S.N. Sahu
Electoral Calculus Centering Around Western UP Shaping up Politics of UP and India
04 Feb 2022
Looking at the political significance of western UP as the first phase of polling draws closer in the state.
Mahesh Kumar
UP Elections: Dalits Likely to Vote Against BJP in Western UP
17 Jan 2022
The year-long farmers' agitation has changed electoral equations in western Uttar Pradesh.
Abdul Alim Jafri
No Clear Majority for BJP in UP Polls after SP-RLD Alliance, say Experts
25 Nov 2021
The Akhilesh-Jayant partnership could bring Jats and Muslims together and this might upset the BJP’s apple cart in the region.
Tarique Anwar
‘Farmers From Kashmir to Kanyakumari Joined Bharat Bandh’
27 Sep 2021
BKU said the unprecedented lockdown was a slap on the faces of those who dubbed the movement as a protest by only three states.
Abdul Alim Jafri
Western UP Farmers to Stop BJP Leaders During Poll Campaigning
07 Sep 2021
Inspired by the Kisan Mahapanchayat, the farmers of western UP have decided to oppose BJP leaders travelling to their constituencies.
Abdul Alim Jafri
UP: Centre Hikes Sugarcane FRP Ahead of Polls; an “Eyewash” to Hide Failures, Say Farmers
26 Aug 2021
Farmers said the Yogi Adityanath government in the state, which came with the “promise” to pay Rs 400 per quintal for sugarcane, has not raised the figure by "a single penny" in four-and-half years…
Abdul Alim Jafri
UP: Farmers Observe ‘Sampoorna Kranti Diwas', Burn Copies of Agri Laws
05 Jun 2021
The protest call was given by Samyukt Kisan Morcha to mark the day, June 5, when the Central government brought the three controversial agricultural laws as ordinances last year.