Noting the "strong presence" of Sikhs in 70 assembly seats, Ramoowalia said a campaign would be launched with the help of community members living abroad through social and other media ahead of the assembly polls.
"Units of UP NRI Sabha have been constituted in Canada and US," he told reporters, citing the presence of Sikhs from Uttar Pradesh in these countries.
He said Sikhs living abroad would be asked to handle the command of 2017 polls and campaign in favour of SP on social media like Facebook and Twitter.
He added that Sikhs from Punjab, Haryana and Delhi would also be involved in the campaign to garner support of the community.
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