| 1. Naresh Tikait leads the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU). |
| 2. His father, Mahendra Singh Tikait, established the BKU in 1986. |
| 3. He succeeded his father as the head of the Baliyan Khap of Jaats. |
| 4. Naresh Tikait is a prominent advocate for farmers' rights and has actively participated in various pro-farmers' movements. |
| 5. He joined the farmers' 'Kranti Yatra' in 2018. |
| 6. Naresh Tikait showed support for the 2020-21 Farmers' protests. |
| 7. He initially announced the end of the farmers' protests at Ghazipur border but later reversed his decision following Rakesh Tikait's emotional plea. |
| 8. In 2003, a police case was filed against him for allegedly being involved in the murder conspiracy of Chaudhary Jagbir Singh, president of a farmers' union in Muzaffarnagar. The case was ongoing in Muzaffarnagar district court for 20 years. |
| 9. On 17 July 2023, a Muzaffarnagar court acquitted him in the 2003 murder case due to lack of evidence. |
