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In Nitish Kumar's Bihar List, A Muslim Balancing Act, And Caste Equation Play
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United (JDU) has fielded Muslim candidates in four seats for the 2025 Bihar assembly elections, carefully balancing caste equations with community vote banks in the politically sensitive state.
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Once Nitish Kumar's Trump Card, This Group Is Now Rahul Gandhi's Bihar Bet
In the politics of Bihar, caste is both compass and trap: it orients every voter, every party, every pledge, even as it binds them to inherited hierarchies
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State Government Has No Authority To Change Scheduled Caste Lists: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has quashed a 2015 notification of the Bihar government by which it had deleted 'Tanti-Tantwa' caste from the Extremely Backward Classes (EBC) and merged it with 'Pan/Sawasi' caste in the Scheduled Castes list.
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Prashant Kishor's Outfit To Back At Least 75 Backward Classes Candidates In Bihar Polls
Political strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor on Saturday said at least 75 people belonging to the Extremely Backward Classes (EBC) category will be fielded by a single platform supported by his 'Jan Suraaj' in the 2025 Bihar assembly polls.
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Local Body Polls In J&K Unlikely Before Lok Sabha Polls: Official
Panchayat and municipal elections in Jammu and Kashmir are "extremely unlikely" to take place before the upcoming Lok Sabha polls as the Centre is yet to amend the law for extending reservation to Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in local bodies.
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BJP Looks To Capitalise On JDU Infighting, Targets Backward Classes Leaders
The Bharatiya Janata Party is hoping to take advantage of the internal rift within Janata Dal (United) and is working towards winning the backing of the extremely backward classes in the state.
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Bihar Assembly Passes Bill For 65% Caste Quota, Past Supreme Court Cap
The Bihar Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a bill to increase reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, and Extremely Backward Classes in state jobs and educational institutions to 65 per cent.
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Nitish Kumar Wants Bihar Caste Quotas Raised To 65%, Past Supreme Court Cap
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has proposed increasing quota for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, as well Other Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes, to 65 per cent.
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"34% Earn Rs 6,000 Or Less": Bihar Survey Reveals Wealth, Education Data
The second tranche of data from the Bihar government's caste-based survey - and the full report on the economic condition of 215 Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes - was published Tuesday.
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Economic Data Collected During Caste Survey To Be Tabled In Bihar Assembly: Nitish Kumar
Nitish Kumar has said that details collected as part of the caste survey, including the economic condition of households, will be tabled before the state assembly.
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In Nitish Kumar's Bihar List, A Muslim Balancing Act, And Caste Equation Play
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United (JDU) has fielded Muslim candidates in four seats for the 2025 Bihar assembly elections, carefully balancing caste equations with community vote banks in the politically sensitive state.
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Once Nitish Kumar's Trump Card, This Group Is Now Rahul Gandhi's Bihar Bet
In the politics of Bihar, caste is both compass and trap: it orients every voter, every party, every pledge, even as it binds them to inherited hierarchies
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State Government Has No Authority To Change Scheduled Caste Lists: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has quashed a 2015 notification of the Bihar government by which it had deleted 'Tanti-Tantwa' caste from the Extremely Backward Classes (EBC) and merged it with 'Pan/Sawasi' caste in the Scheduled Castes list.
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Prashant Kishor's Outfit To Back At Least 75 Backward Classes Candidates In Bihar Polls
Political strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor on Saturday said at least 75 people belonging to the Extremely Backward Classes (EBC) category will be fielded by a single platform supported by his 'Jan Suraaj' in the 2025 Bihar assembly polls.
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Local Body Polls In J&K Unlikely Before Lok Sabha Polls: Official
Panchayat and municipal elections in Jammu and Kashmir are "extremely unlikely" to take place before the upcoming Lok Sabha polls as the Centre is yet to amend the law for extending reservation to Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in local bodies.
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BJP Looks To Capitalise On JDU Infighting, Targets Backward Classes Leaders
The Bharatiya Janata Party is hoping to take advantage of the internal rift within Janata Dal (United) and is working towards winning the backing of the extremely backward classes in the state.
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Bihar Assembly Passes Bill For 65% Caste Quota, Past Supreme Court Cap
The Bihar Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a bill to increase reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, and Extremely Backward Classes in state jobs and educational institutions to 65 per cent.
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Nitish Kumar Wants Bihar Caste Quotas Raised To 65%, Past Supreme Court Cap
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has proposed increasing quota for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, as well Other Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes, to 65 per cent.
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"34% Earn Rs 6,000 Or Less": Bihar Survey Reveals Wealth, Education Data
The second tranche of data from the Bihar government's caste-based survey - and the full report on the economic condition of 215 Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes - was published Tuesday.
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Economic Data Collected During Caste Survey To Be Tabled In Bihar Assembly: Nitish Kumar
Nitish Kumar has said that details collected as part of the caste survey, including the economic condition of households, will be tabled before the state assembly.
