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How BJP is betting on Dalits to counter farmer unions in Punjab
In a bid to negate the negative campaigning by the farmer groups, the BJP reached out to the Dalit community in Punjab. Dalits, despite having a 33 per cent share in the state's electorate, remain behind the dominant Jat Sikhs in terms of political representation.