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    496 : Farmer Protests in India: Opposition Lacks Strength to Challenge the Government

    Ronojoy Sen

    27 June 2017

    Two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled states of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh in India have witnessed farmers protests and deaths in June 2017. Although the issue of agrarian distress has the potential to hurt Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP-led government, a fragmented opposition camp, inclusive of the Congress, does not seem to be in a position to effectively mobilise itself over this issue.