With significant Jat and Dalit vote in state, Hanuman Beniwal's RLP and Chandra Shekhar Azad's ASP could together influence results in more than 40 seats
Rajasthan Elections 2023: Both BJP and Congress have few cards to play to corner Jat support. CM Gehlot is the biggest hindrance to a closer Jat embrace of Congress. BJP s cause has been hurt by the sidelining of Vasundhara Raje and Satish Poonia, the unpopular farm laws, and the likes of Hanuman Beniwal and Dushyant Chautala contesting independently
Jats is Rajasthan are demanding caste census, an increase in OBC reservation from 21 to 27 per cent and to show the unity and strength of the community.
Uttar Pradesh: Slipping ground
With panchayat elections due in April and state polls just a year away, it’s in Uttar Pradesh that the BJP is feeling maximum heat, especially since Rakesh Tikait has taken over the leadership of the farmer agitation after the Republic Day violence.
The Tikait brothers Naresh and Rakesh from Sisauli village of Muzaffarnagar head the Baliyan Khap that is ranked as one of the biggest among the Jat community.
The Jat votes decide the fate of a party in about 20 Assembly and 17 Lok Sabha seats. Their support helped the BJP gain big in 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha polls and the 2017 state elections.