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OBCs, the beneficiaries of 27% reservation in Central Govt jobs, are not a monolith. Within the OBC are hundreds of castes, all at different levels of marginalisation. States have long sought to dice the OBC quota to ensure equity, but subcategorisation at the central level has seen difficulties
Through 'Karpoori Charcha' and 'Ambedkar Paricharcha' programmes, the Mahagathbandhan allies are seeking to champion social justice while blaming BJP for 'stalling' national caste census
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India News: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav praised Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra's education and career as he defended her over accusations by BJP's Nishi
If Congress is holding Dalit Gaurav Samaj meetings across UP with the late BSP founder Kanshi Ram in the front, Nitish's JD(U) is holding Karpoori Charchas, and Akhilesh just made a splash with his 'JP moment'