Question

when was BKU formed & explain its aims​

Answer 1

Bharatiya Kisan Union (Indian Farmers' Union) is a non-partisan farmer's representative organisation in India. It was founded by Chaudhary Charan Singh from the Punjab Khetibari Union (Punjab Farming Union) which became its Punjab branch.[1] The western Uttar Pradesh branch of the union was founded in 17 October 1986 by Mahendra Singh Tikait.[2] The union is affiliated to the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee and Via Campesina.[3] The national headquarters of the union is located in Sisauli, Uttar Pradesh.[4] It has presence in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana,[5] Punjab,[6] Uttarakhand,[7] Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat,[8] Madhya Pradesh,[9] Chhattisgarh,[10] Rajasthan,[11] Karnataka,[12] Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra.[13][1]