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Caste Politics

Explainer: What the demand for an OBC sub-quota means for the BJP and for the Opposition

Demands for such a sub-quota within the women’s reservation were among the reasons that previous attempts at passing the legislation were stymied.

Nachiket Deuskar
· Sep 21, 2023 · 06:30 am
Why proposed reservations for Dalit Muslims, Christians have sharply divided Ambedkarites

Some Ambedkarites argue against Scheduled Caste status for Christian and Muslim Dalits as they converted to egalitarian religions with no caste system.

Nachiket Deuskar
· Jul 27, 2023 · 06:30 am
Could the return of caste politics end up toppling the Hindutva project in the 2024 elections?

Opposition parties are reworking their political strategies along caste lines while upper-caste-dominated Hindutva ideology is facing a pushback.

Vivek Deshpande
· Feb 22, 2023 · 06:30 am

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