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Yogi Adityanath's Cabinet expansion sharpens BJP’s micro-caste strategy ahead of 2027 pollsUttar Pradesh government has expanded its cabinet. The move focuses on smaller caste groups within OBC and Scheduled Caste segments. This s...10 May, 2026, 11.52 PM IST- BJP takes the driver’s seat, but must stay the course set by NitishWith Nitish Kumar stepping down as Chief Minister, Bihar is entering a new political phase that strengthens the role of the Bharatiya Janat...16 Apr, 2026, 12.02 AM IST
- Powerful, fearless, new Assam to emerge after polls: Congress' Gaurav Gogoi after casting voteAssam polls: Gaurav Gogoi, the chief of Assam Congress, expressed optimism that these elections will herald a transformative era for the st...09 Apr, 2026, 05.09 PM IST
- Khowang 2026: Upper Assam’s tea belt turns into key political battlegroundKhowang constituency in Assam is set for a crucial 2026 Assembly election. The BJP faces a strong challenge from the AJP president. An inde...05 Apr, 2026, 11.33 AM IST
- RJD targets JDU vote bank in Bihar elections, fields two dozen extremely backward class candidatesThis is being seen as RJD’s attempt to add a “third vote-bank” to its core Muslim-Yadav support base for upcoming Bihar polls, which has st...16 Oct, 2020, 11.43 AM IST
- Bihar elections: Opposition alliance to soon announce Tejashwi Yadav as its CM candidateThe party is contemplating giving tickets to more upper-caste candidates after it earlier made Singh, an upper-caste leader, its state chie...17 Sep, 2020, 08.11 PM IST
- BJP brings quota for poor into play in BiharThe quota Bill is expected to address the discontent among the upper castes fuelled by the amendment Bill to restore provisions of the SC/S...22 Feb, 2019, 01.32 PM IST
- Upper caste support critical for BJP in east Uttar PradeshSP has a few sitting MLAs from upper castes in this region. A prime example is former minister Om Prakash Singh, considered to be SP’s Thak...04 Mar, 2017, 12.09 AM IST
- To win Uttar Pradesh, Congress makes a cocktail of BJP, BSP and SP formulasIn a state where caste considerations ride high during electoral battles, Dalits form the largest social segment on the Congress list with ...06 Feb, 2017, 06.38 AM IST
- Congress looks to consolidate Brahmin, Thakur votes in UP pollsChampioned by Prashant Kishor, the political consultant hired by Congress, this upper caste-focused strategy is being debated vigorously by...07 Jun, 2016, 05.10 AM IST
- Can Nitish Kumar's 'sushasan' be squared with Lalu Prasad's 'Mandal bomb'?Underlying the Lalu-Nitish marriage of convenience is BJP's unexpected ascendancy in a state where it had been a junior partner for nearly ...06 Sep, 2015, 10.48 AM IST
- Nitish Kumar to woo upper castes ahead of Bihar assembly pollsScholarships and other financial sops could soon be available for economically poor sections of upper caste communities in Bihar just ahead...18 Apr, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
- Delhi elections 2015: Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP breaks rules of identity politics, dents core vote bases of BJP & CongressTraditionally, the upper castes of Delhi had voted for the BJP in sizeable numbers, particularly the Punjabi Khatri and the Bania communiti...23 Jan, 2015, 06.59 AM IST
- Lok Sabha polls 2014: Caste to play an important part in VaranasiThe Lok Sabha constituency of 15,32,000 voters has five assembly seats, two of which are rural and three urban.09 May, 2014, 07.20 AM IST
- Debate on upper caste quota takes offThe UPA is set to face a contentious demand for reservations for poor among upper castes, as it assesses impact of the OBC quota verdict fo...12 Apr, 2008, 03.48 AM IST
- Maya favours quotas for poor upper casteThe Bahujan Samaj Party has asked the UPA govt to amend the Constitution to provide reservation to the poor among upper castes.19 Nov, 2007, 12.21 AM IST
- Mayawati, BJP rush to woo upper castes in UPThe upper caste voter in Uttar Pradesh is hot property till forthcoming assembly elections in the state.13 Nov, 2006, 02.03 AM IST
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