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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has proposed increasing quota for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, as well Other Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes, to 65 per cent.

A thorough analysis of the caste survey, which was presented to the state assembly on Tuesday, revealed that more than thirty percent of Bihari families were living in poverty and were barely able to make ends meet with an income of Rs 6,000 per month or less.

Terming the K Chandrasekhar Rao-led government in Telangana and the Congress as "anti-Backward Class (BC)," PM Modi on Tuesday said there are three things common in the DNA of Congress and BRS- corruption and appeasement.

The PM made the remarks while addressing the 'BC Atma Gourava Sabha' held at L B Stadium in the city of Hyderabad.

Patna/IBNS: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has proposed increasing reservation in government jobs and educational institutions for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, as well as Other Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes, to 65 percent.

An increase or decrease in reservations can only alter the social distribution of these jobs in the state | Latest News India

In the wake of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party is gearing up to organise a series of caste-wise conferences in December, aimed at garnering the support of backward castes in the state. This strategic move is part of the BJP’s efforts to tap into the significant vote

India News: The Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes plans to submit a “fresh” socio-economic educational survey — commonly called the caste census — t

The Kerala government on Sunday said the Devaswom Boards and other organisations and trusts running temples in the state were considering going in appeal against the High Court...

Before Chhattisgarh was carved out of Madhya Pradesh, Bhupesh Baghel was elected from the Patan constituency from 1993 onwards. However, he was defeated by his nephew Vijay Baghel in 2008. Since then, Patan has become a prominent political battleground. In the previous election, Baghel secured a win here and subsequently became the Chief Minister.