Highlights 1 Narendra Modi had promised 50 per cent profit for crops in 2014. Swaminathan Commission recommended among other things an MSP ensuring 50 per cent profit on crops - what Narendra Modi promised as prime ministerial candidate. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister presenting a memento to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Kisan Mahasammelan in Sehore, Madhya Pradesh in February, 2016. Smaller groups of farmers from Madhya Pradesh were also in touch with the agitating farmers of Maharashtra through social media. They expect that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will fulfill the promises that he made as BJP's prime ministerial candidate.

Source: India Today June 11, 2017 07:55 UTC