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Tuesday, December 2, 2025
TopicCaste politics

Topic: Caste politics

In Bihar, BJP is courting upper castes—a clear shift from its 2020 strategy

With two parties led by Dalit leaders now part of NDA, the BJP is hopeful of winning a large number of reserved constituencies.

SP’s social engineering vs BJP’s core base—the caste battle in UP

Caste calculus wasn’t symbolic—2024 data shows parties made tactical jati choices.

How rapper Vedan’s arrest in back-to-back cases has sparked debate on caste & suppression in Kerala

Vedan was arrested after police allegedly seized 6 grams of ganja from his apartment. Released on bail, he was arrested again same day for allegedly wearing a chain with a tiger's tooth.

Karnataka intellectuals in battle over ‘appropriation’ of Basavanna. Caste scholars vs RSS think tanks

Experts dismiss claim that 12th-century social reformer’s teachings were an extension of Vedic teachings; RSS-backed publication says Basavanna’s teachings were “misinterpreted” by leftist thinkers.

Ram Mandir took BJP to 303 seats from 2 but Hindus divided by caste again, says VHP ex-leader Togadia

Pravin Togadia, who quit VHP in 2018 & founded Antarrashtriya Hindu Parishad, also spoke of the plight of Hindus in Bangladesh, and his meeting with RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat.

Caste is back in Indian politics. And it trumped welfare and islamophobia

INDIA presented a united front in the elections, focusing particularly on the issue of caste. Meanwhile, Modi's welfare schemes and attacks on Muslims failed to distract the voters.

Celebration of past icons or caste outreach before polls? What’s behind Khattar’s Mahapurush scheme

Sant Mahapurush Samman Avam Vichar Prasar Yojna celebrates historical figures on their birth & death anniversaries. Haryana govt allocated Rs 10 crore for implementation of the scheme.

Bihar BJP is toeing Nitish Kumar’s line on caste now. It’s a win for JDU-RJD before elections

Unlike Karpoori Thakur in the 1970s or Lalu Prasad in the 1990s, Nitish Kumar’s quota politics in Bihar today doesn’t have the same sting that BJP could exploit.

BJP rethinks its OBC strategy for Maharashtra, UP & Bihar as caste politics threatens key vote bank

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.

PM Modi asked ‘what is wrong with majoritarianism’. It’s a fair question

When Yogi Adityanath talks about 80-20, he is not claiming 80% of UP’s resources for 80% of the population; he is striving to deprive the remaining 20% of anything at all.

On Camera

That one sentence from US central bank changed gold prices

Central bank communication now holds as much significance as central bank action. A single clause in a press conference can move markets more than a 25-basis-point adjustment.

New cess on ‘pan masala’ to fund national security and healthcare programmes

The Health Security Se National Security Cess Bill, 2025, explained. Oppn has attacked the proposed cess as 'a new financial burden' on the citizens.

After Op Sindoor, India goes in for more Heron Mk IIs; Israel frontrunner for mega MALE drones deal

Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.