The organisation was however reunited by the intervention of Sharad Anantrao Joshi under a federal structure with autonomous state units.

[10] Later, in the same year, the BKU under the leadership of Sharad anantrao joshi lead the "Boat Club Rally" which witnessed a mass gathering of 800,000 farmers from western Uttar Pradesh and other parts of the country into the boat club lawns of the upscale neighborhood between Udyog Bhavan and Krishi Bhavan in New Delhi.

[11] The crowd of protesting farmers who arrived with tractors and bullock carts stretched for 3 km from India Gate to Vijay Chowk.

[12] Their demands were that of the implementation of measures such as control over prices of sugarcane, loan waivers to farmers and lowering of water and power tariffs during the early stages of the process of economic liberalisation in India.

[19] The union has also shown skepticism towards the introduction of genetically modified crops and raises concerns that it could jeopardize sustainability and consumer health.

The BKU meetings are noted to be informal, rustic and egalitarian in their structure while making use of the traditional institutions of khap panchayats.