Jats hold they key in states such as UP and Rajasthan, which will vote this year-end. BJP is also trying to assuage farmer anger in different parts of the country.
By honouring the Jat legend, PM Modi hopes to get the community in BJP’s corner, and appease Sir Chhotu Ram’s grandson and union minister Birender Singh.
Missing in this column is any mention of CM Manohar Lal Khattar, neither a Jat nor – strictly speaking – a Haryanvi.