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| Abbreviation | BKU |
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| Predecessor | Punjab Khetibari Union Kisan Sangarsh Samiti (Haryana) Raytu Sangha (Karnataka) Vyavasayigal Sangham (Tamil Nadu) |
| Formation | 1 July 1987 |
| Founders | Chaudhary Charan Singh M. D. Nanjundaswamy Narayanaswamy Naidu Bhupinder Singh Mann Mahendra Singh Tikait |
| Legal status | Active |
| Headquarters | Kisan Bhawan, Sisauli, Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh |
Region served | India |
Secretary General | Yudhvir Singh |
National president | Naresh Tikait |
National spokesperson | Rakesh Tikait |
| Affiliations | All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee Via Campesina |
| Website | Official Website |
Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) (English: Indian Farmers' Union) is a 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 union is affiliated to the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee and Via Campesina.[2] The national headquarters of the union is located in Sisauli, Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh.[3]
- ^ Brass, Tom (1995). New Farmers' Movements in India. Vol. 12. Frank Cass. p. 201. ISBN 0-7146-4609-1.
- ^ "Bharatiya Kisan Union backs Tamil Nadu farmers protesting with human skulls in New Delhi – Via Campesina". Via Campesina. 28 March 2017.
- ^ "BKU leader Mahendra Singh Tikait dead". India Today. 15 May 2011.