"If the Government doesn't understand anything apart from vote politics, we will do 'vote par chot' (hit the vote). We did 'vote par chot' in West Bengal and the results made it clear," said Balbir Singh Rajewal Rajewal said.
Political observers believe that more than nine-month-old farmers protest has now become a political movement against the ruling Bhartia Junta Party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The farmers' protest is likely to affect elections in five states next year, these states are Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
Tellingly, In early March, the Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella outfit of farmers' groups, had kicked off a "No Vote to BJP" campaign in West Bengal. After an eight-phased election that continued for over a month, Trinamool Congress led by Mumta Banerji won the assembly elections on May 2 with an overwhelming majority of 213 of the total 280 seats.
(Article changed on Sep 06, 2021 at 5:40 PM EDT)
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