Bahujan Kisan Dal (BKD) is the political wing of the Bhartiya Kisan Union. The national president of BKD is Chaudhary Rakesh Tikait, son of Chaudhary Mahendra Singh Tikait. The state president of Bahujan Kisan Dal for Uttar Pradesh is Sri Anil Talan. In the 2004 Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha election, BKD participated with nine candidates, one of whom was Sri Ram Jeth Malani. BKD campaigned in the 2012 Assembly election of Uttar Pradesh, running five candidates. In the 2015 Zila Panchayat election, BKD campaigned with 662 candidates across Uttar Pradesh, winning 50 seats. BKD is due to contest the 2017 Assembly election in Uttar Pradesh, with the support of the Bhartiya Kisan Union.
|