New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- The Congress will launch a targeted campaign against the India-US trade deal in six states where they believe farmers would be worst affected due to the import of American agricultural and food products. The party has identified Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Bihar for a political campaign involving the farmers. According to a party strategist, these states are at the frontline of India's soyabean, cotton, corn and fruits production. The campaign, to be led by Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi and involving senior leaders, would also aim for a political revival in the party's weakest electoral belt of north India. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Gandhi are scheduled to meet the Pradesh Congress leaders from these six states on February 20 to chalk out a concrete strategy on how to reach out to farmers and farm bodies in the states. Congress general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala highlighted that "The first major item of import from America is Dried Distillers Grains, which is actually processed maize (Corn). India produced 430 lakh metric tonnes of maize in 2025-26... In contrast, America produces 42.50 crore metric tonnes of maize annually and desperately needs a huge market like India to sell its surplus." He said while the agreement allows duty-free import of soybean oil, "India produced 153 lakh tonnes of soybean annually... America produced 12 crore metric tonnes of soyabean and requires the Indian market. Once duty-free soybean oil imports are allowed in India from America, what will happen to the MSP and livelihoods of India's soybean farmers?" The Congress leader also claimed that the "biggest impact" will be on India's cotton-growing farmers, as Indian garments will attract an 18% duty....