Will Farmers' Muzaffarnagar meet change political equations In UP Polls?
Just a few months away from Assembly elections, the political landscape in the most populous state of Uttar Pradesh is heating up with the ongoing farmers’ protests shifting its focus to the state.
A Mahapanchayat, convened by Sanyukt Kisan Morcha’s (SKM), an umbrella body of farmer’s union is slated to inaugurate ‘Mission Uttar Pradesh’ in Muzzafarnagar on Sunday. Though the organizers are distancing themselves from any political campaigning, the protests are expected to set the agenda for Uttar Pradesh, which accounts for the highest number of assembly seats in the country. It has 403 assembly constituencies. With 80 seats, UP also sends the highest number of Parliamentarians to the 543-seats Lok Sabha.