Bhim Army's stated mission is "direct action based on confrontation to preserve or restore the dignity of Dalit" and it has an estimated 20,000 followers in the Saharanpur region, which has a 20% Dalit population.[6] The Bhim Army is aimed at supporting the marginalized sections of society such as Dalits and farmers,[7] and more broadly what the founder of the organisation Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan describes as "the Bahujan community which includes SCs, STs, OBCs and minorities who had been away from the mainstream for long".[8] He has said that "We may even gherao the Vidhan Sabha in support of our demands".[7] He has sought to build a coalition between Dalit and Muslims against the BJP,[8] and has described himself as a supporter of the Indian Constitution and an opponent of theocracy[8] and manuvāda ideology.[9]