India, July 23 -- In its attempt to woo the scheduled caste (SC) voters ahead of the Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Madhya Pradesh will organise a "social harmony yatra".

The yatra named 'Sant Shiromani Ravidas Ji Samarsata Yatra' will be flagged off by chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on July 25 from Singrauli district.

The 18-day yatra will be organised across the state, including Singrauli and Neemuch in the east, Balaghat in the south, and Morena in the north and will conclude on August 12 in Sagar city in Bundelkhand region where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of a temple and museum dedicated to Sant Ravidas.

16% of the total population in MP belongs to the SC communities ou...