UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA —
After spending a morning loading his freshly harvested sugar cane crop onto a cart under a blazing sun, Krishan Pal feels a little dejected. He says profits from his one-hectare farm in India’s northern Uttar Pradesh state have dwindled in recent years due to rising costs of essentials like fertilizer and pesticide.
“This government is not looking at the expenses we incur,” he told VOA. “It is not helping farmers.”
Despite his frustrations, Pal will back Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP, which is seeking a third term in upcoming general elections.
“I think this is a nation of Hindus. Hindus should stay in power,” he said.
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