Revised quota is apparently over and above Centre's 10% EWS reservation. Under this plan, reservation in Bihar could go up to 20% for SCs, 43% for OBCs and EBCs & 2% for STs.
Report based on the survey, placed before Bihar Assembly Tuesday, also shows that over 50 lakh Biharis live outside the state for livelihood & education.
This is Shah's first visit to Bihar after the findings of the caste survey, conducted by the Nitish Kumar government, were made public in the state on 2 October.
In past decade, BJP has worked towards assimilating non-dominant OBC castes under the Hindutva umbrella. Party high command has asked state leaders to focus on wooing OBC leaders.
Caste survey was discussed at core meeting of Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee attended by CM Gehlot, state in-charge Sukhjinder Randhawa & RPCC president Govind Singh Dotasra.
Kanshi Ram was a genius & a political visionary, his ideas gave India an OBC prime minister. But Bihar-style caste census would be a very sad offering to the rest of the country.
The Bihar caste survey was expected to split voting blocs. What wasn't scripted was Modi's counterattack. It’s difficult to see what he is batting for—minorities or Hindu votes.
Ex-MP & Pasmanda activist Ali Anwar says impact of quota for backward-class Muslims already visible in Bihar politics. BJP says quota 'depriving' Hindu backward castes of their due.
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