PoliticsPhoto: News18Sugarcane Crisis and Joblessness Challenge Yogi in Western UP
In western Uttar Pradesh, sugarcane farmers face ongoing distress due to low prices despite rising ethanol demand. Farmers in districts like Shamli, Moradabad, Meerut, and Muzaffarnagar remain divided on whether these issues will affect their voting decisions in the upcoming assembly elections. The 2022 elections saw BJP lose ground here, partly due to farmers' anger over farm laws and MSP demands, but Yogi still holds political influence.
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