The 'Tikait' factor: Can BJP douse Jat anger over farm protests in UP?

Naresh Tikait, president of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), announced on Sunday that the farmers’ union would support the candidates of the Samajwadi Party (SP) and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.

Following a meeting with BJP leader Sanjeev Balyan on Monday, however, Naresh did an about-turn, declaring that the BKU would not support any party.

Meanwhile, with the emergence of the 'Tikait' factor, the question arises as to whether the BJP can quell Jat rage over farm protests in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh. Watch to find out.