A severe shortage of fertilisers has hit multiple states ahead of the Rabi harvesting season. Experts have pointed to the incompetence of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Uttar Pradesh government in tackling the crisis, as news comes in of five farmers losing their lives in the Bundelkhand region.Farmers now have to stand in long lines for fertilisers and are on the precipice of huge agrarian distress. In this episode of The Wire Explains, we break down how the situation spiralled out of control and the harsh realities on the ground.