The shock came on Sunday after the state party leaders failed to fill even a hall in Agra where it was welcoming its Dhamma Chetra Yatra. However, BJP failed to understand the intensity of protests this time and it grew bigger in a short period. Where it all beganBJP’s problems began earlier in July when a video of four Dalit youth being stripped and flogged at Gujarat’s Una went viral on the internet. While Mayawati and other opposition leaders cornered BJP in Parliament over the issue, thousands took to streets in the state raising anti-BJP slogans. While the party leaders said the reason was a change in venue, there were speculations that the decision was taken as there were chances of Shah facing protests from the Dalit community at the event.

Source: Indian Express August 01, 2016 06:56 UTC