Indian farmer Jang Bahadur Bind, who is contesting this year's elections, knows his chances of winning are slim in the constituency of Chandauli in Uttar Pradesh state.
Mr Bind represents a small and little-known party called Bharatiya Manav Samaj Party (Indian Commonwealth of Mankind Party), which was set up last year. It is contesting just three seats in the central state of Uttar Pradesh and neighbouring Madhya Pradesh.
Already a subscriber? Log in
Read the full story and more at $9.90/month
Get exclusive reports and insights with more than 500 subscriber-only articles every month
ST One Digital
$9.90/month
No contract
ST app access on 1 mobile device
Unlock these benefits
All subscriber-only content on ST app and straitstimes.com
Easy access any time via ST app on 1 mobile device
E-paper with 2-week archive so you won't miss out on content that matters to you
