New Delhi, Nov. 13 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is preparing to launch a major outreach initiative among Scheduled Caste voters in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections.

According to a BJP source, as part of the initiative, the party is planning to organise the 'Samrasta Sankalp Yatra' from Punjab to Uttar Pradesh, with BJP National President Nitin Nabin scheduled to flag off the yatra from Jalandhar, Punjab, on November 18.

The yatra will conclude in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, on December 3.

The outreach programme is being organised in the backdrop of the BJP observing the 650th birth anniversary of Sant Ravidas. The party aims to highlight his teachings of social harmony, equality and inclusivity through ...