A 2015-like rollback of the farm laws may help limit erosion in the party’s support base in Uttar Pradesh and beyond. A sizeable section of the middle class is opposed to the farm laws. On many issues, their voice ends up shaping the dominant national discourse, and the farm laws could be yet another such issue. For instance, 56% of Left voters in Kerala and 52% of the Congress-led alliance supporters in Assam oppose the farm laws. In Assam, the state where BJP retained power, 26% of those who voted for it believe that the new farm laws should be repealed.

Source: Mint May 10, 2021 06:22 UTC