JD(U) chief Rajiv Ranjan Singh says BJP moved its supporters to challenge quotas for EBCs in local body polls. BJP says PIL was filed at behest of ruling Mahagathbandhan to defame them.
Nitish says reservations for OBCs needs to be raised from 50% to 65%. For SCs & STs, which together account for 17% quota, he says limit should be raised to 22%.
Report based on the survey, placed before Bihar Assembly Tuesday, also shows that over 50 lakh Biharis live outside the state for livelihood & education.
As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.
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