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The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the ruling BJP's ideological mentor, on Thursday offered conditional support to the conduct of a national caste census - which will be a key issue in the build-up to next year's general election.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday said that the state government will seek public opinion before conducting caste census in the state. ��️ Maharashtra: Will Seek Public Opinion on Caste Census, Says CM Eknath Shinde.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to integrate the caste census in the upcoming national decadal census and not to delay the census any further which was due in 2021.

An extra-parliamentary political churning of the kind that existed pre-1990s is in the offing if, or rather, when the BJP takes a stand

A day after releasing data from a controversial caste-based survey in the state, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has called for an all-party meeting today to present the findings of the census report and deliberate on the next course of action.

Bihar government on Monday released of data from a state-wide caste-based survey, which indicated that 36 per cent of the population are from Extremely Backward Classes, 27 per cent are from Backward Classes and 19 per cent are from Scheduled Castes.

The survey also stated that Yadavs, the OBC group to which Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav belongs, were the largest in terms of population, accounting for 14.27 percent of the total.

Rahul added that the caste-based census was initiated by the UPA government in 2011, and he emphasized the significance of knowing the population of each section for determining their political representation.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has called for removing the 50 per cent cap on reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes at a Karnataka election campaign speech in Kolar district.

Giriraj Singh gave a new twist to the caste census, said - Census should be done for social interest, not political | पटना. जाति आधारित जनगणना को लेकर प्रधानमंत्री के साथ 23 अगस्त को हुई मुख्यमंत्री नीतीश कुमार के नेतृत्व में 11 सदस्यीय दल की मुलाकात के बाद केंद्रीय...