Despite lingering problems, the state’s village courts have an impressive disposal rate, and help settle a wide range of ...

Seven new Ministers — all from the BJP — took oath to join Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar ... and Jibesh Kumar is a Bhumihar, both upper caste communities. “Since political parties ...

CM Nitish Kumar's ministry expansion in Bihar highlights the importance of caste in electoral politics, with representation from various communities to consolidate support. Despite BJP's exclusion ...

Bihar state’s caste-based population survey could increase PM Modi’s challenges ahead of next year's parliamentary election.

The move has made it clear that any political party may talk about development and employment, but caste factor remains the key in electoral politics in the country as well as Bihar. While BJP has ...

This expansion was done to further strengthen the caste chessboard in Bihar. In this expansion, seven new faces were sworn in from the BJP. At the same time, Dilip Jaiswal, who was Revenue ...

Scott Campbell, consultant to Human Rights Watch, assisted with the research in Bihar. Human Rights Watch ... the volatility surrounding the issue of caste conflict in India.

It followed a controversial caste survey in Bihar that confirmed that over 80 per cent of the state's population was from BCs, OBCs, SCs, or STs. However, execution was put on hold by the Supreme ...

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.