BNP announced plans for a "hartal" (general strike) in Sylhet in protest. His government partially retained the rice subsidy which led to the 1953 Hartal. In 1953 the LSSP took the lead in organising the Hartal. The second hartal was on 18 October 2018. The third hartal was on 2 November 2018. The fifth hartal was on 11 December 2018. The seventh hartal was on 3 January 2019. BJP declared a hartal demanding Mani's resignation. The reason for this hartal was the arrest of K P Sasikala. The hartal rate has declined since 2014. The cabinet of Sri Lanka met on board her during the Hartal of 1953. The Communist Party and VLSSP supported the Hartal. The fourth hartal in Kerala was called by Bharatiya Janata Party on 17 November 2018. The first hartal was observed in Pathanamthitta district on 7 October 2018. BJP called for this hartal in response to police beating up adv.