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Two of the largest constituents of the ruling alliance, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U) and Lalu Prasad's RJD, are run by leaders owing their rise to the Mandal wave of 1990s, which helped OBCs gain political primacy in a state traditionally dominated by the upper castes.
India News: NEW DELHI: On a day the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar released the results of caste survey in the state, Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the o.
Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi said the caste census of Bihar has proved that 84 per cent of people in the state are OBCs, SCs and STs and their share should be according to their population.
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The BJP will give a statement on the findings after studying the same. However, we wish the survey had studied the social and economic conditions of different castes and placed these on record. We need to take into account the changed social and economic realities, says State BJP president