A new challenge has arisen for the BJP—its leaders are divided on the need for a caste survey and its implications for OBC empowerment and reservations.
Rahul Gandhi to PM Modi are championing OBC cause, but only 23% of Congress and 27% of BJP candidates are from the community, estimated to make up about half of India’s population.
BJP Friday appointed Chandrashekhar Bawankule as Maharashtra unit president, while former Mumbai BJP chief Ashish Shelar returned to his role ahead of BMC polls.
By appointing Arun Sao as Chhattisgarh chief, party seeks to not only counter CM Baghel's clout as prominent OBC face, but also infuse energy among cadres ahead of next year's polls.
When a woman menstruates, when/if she decides to marry, when/if she decides to have kids, should not be factors when looking at a woman’s potential from a hiring standpoint.
The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.
Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.
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