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In Maharashtra's 8 seats, shifting caste equations, Oppn focus on local issues unsettle ruling NDA

Modi claimed that the 4% quota for Muslims announced by the Congress in Andhra Pradesh in 2004 was a pilot project for a similar exercise nationwide.

The Bhandara-Gondia seat in Vidarbha, India, is now a contest between the BJP and Congress. The seat, which was previously a BJP-NCP contest, has been contested since 1999. Praful Patel, leader of the NCP, represented the constituency as a Congress MP in 1991, 1996, and 1998. In 2014, Patel lost to Patole, who was then with the BJP. In 2019, BJP fielded Sunil Mendhe, who defeated NCPs Nana Panchbuddhe.

The struggle for the rights of marginalised groups continues, symbolising a 70-year endeavour to achieve the justice, equality, and unity envisioned by the Indian Constitution.

Suraj Yengde speaks to TNM on the anti-caste movements in India, Dravidian identity politics, and the ongoing demand for Scheduled Caste status for Dalit Christians and Dalit Muslims.

Pasmanda Muslims, who are an attractive vote bank, comprise more than 85% of the entire Muslim population in India. However, how much the BJP's ‘sneh' and 'samman’ yatras will help them is little-known.

The central question behind the debate: does caste opression cut across religions in India?

The only antisemitic painting in the world of Indian Fine Arts belongs to Kerala. It is a painting by the famous artist Raja Ravi Varma (1848-1906). What

Four must-read pieces for the weekend.

Caste is the storehouse of social power in South Asia that cuts across religions, says Khalid Anis Ansari, an associate professor from Azim Premji University.