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