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 ...

the team decided to reinvigorate the gram kachcheri system again. “The Indian constitution does not mention the setting up of gram kachcheris, but we decided to borrow the framework from Bihar ...

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 ...

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.

The proposed caste-based survey will be conducted in Jharkhand in the next financial year, a minister said in the state ...

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 ...

Opposition parties, including the Congress and Samajwadi Party (SP), have advocated for a nationwide caste census, viewing it as a vital tool to counter the BJP. Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and SP ...

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