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General category quota: Why reservation delivers little concrete benefitIf the quota bill comes into force, it will, at best, make millions compete for a few thousand positions.
No caste tag, BJP seen as party of the poor, says UP Deputy CMBJP’s most prominent OBC leader in the state, also claimed that SPand BSP do not represent OBC in the state now-a-days.
‘Gurukul fine, but no caste discrimination’The gurukul way of learning that we are trying to encourage now will have no space for any discrimination between people based on caste or ...
SC/ST Act: Dalits view Apex Court verdict as ‘extension of govt policy'Every Dalit and tribal knows the judicial pronouncement will create a system that perfectly allies with the delay and oppression of victims.
Mamata Banerjee changes tack, prays to contain BJPMamata has come to realise the change that Modi has brought in the universe of Hinduism, including OBCs, Scheduled Caste and Tribes in the ...
Uttar Pradesh election results: What worked for PM Modi in UP? Here are 5 takeawaysThe wave on which the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has rode to victory in Uttar Pradesh was carefully crafted over time by the PM.
Una atrocity still plays on Dalit mindsOpinion against the saffron camp has especially sharpened in poll bound states of UP , Punjab and Gujarat, where Dalits have tended to vote...
Bihar polls: Small trader communities like Sao Jis and Telis root for PM Narendra Modi-led BJPThe PM belongs to the Teli community which was accommodated in the 'extremely backward' category just before polls were announced.
No one from upper caste will be CM if NDA forms govt: Arun JaitleyArun Jaitley has made it clear that no 'savarna' (upper caste) will become Bihar CM if the NDA government is formed in the state.
BJP no more just a party of upper castes, has governments across India: PM Narendra Modi to oppositionPM Modi tried to project himself as champion of OBCs and someone who has taken a number of decisions in past 9 months to benefit the tribal...
PM Narendra Modi success result of clever shepherding of perceptions: Book"How Modi Won It: Notes From the 2014 Election" by Harish Khare is an incisive assessment of one of the most keenly- followed polls in rece...
Now, BSP strength in Rajya Sabha set to come downAn iron grip on the party organization by Mayawati means no one save her handpicked colleagues have the freedom to speak on BSP's affairs.
UP elections: 64% voter turnout in phase-I could indicate a change of guardIn the 2007 assembly polls, when the Mulayam Singh government was voted out, the voting percentage was a mere 43%.
BSP, SP start manoeuvring to milk Ayodhya verdictThe Ayodhya judgment has not reached the parties yet but the cloak and dagger style UP politics has reared its head with a concerted attemp...
- Cong, BJP back quota for upper castes
The Congress and the BJP, which were routed in the just-concluded Uttar Pradesh polls on account of aggressive wooing of the upper castes b...
- Criminalised politics and GDP growth
India is experiencing record economic growth and record criminalisation of politics at the same time.
- Quota may backfire on Cong in Punjab
Ordinarily, the quota debate in the BJP and divergent perceptions in the saffron camp over the issue, should have been a cause of relief fo...