Election Factor Behind Farm Laws Repeal?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement of the central government's decision to repeal the three controversial farm laws is crucial for the BJP in Uttar Pradesh, where farmer protests in the western part of the state - that has about 100 Vidhan Sabha seats - have snowballed in the past year and spread to other areas like Lakhimpur where four farmers were recently crushed to death. But can the BJP breathe a little easy ahead of the crucial state election that is just a few months away?
