The Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI (M)] on Monday attributed its “unexpected” poor showing in the local body polls in some measure to a perceived surge in religion and caste identity politics ...

Bihar released the results of a historic caste-based survey in October 2023, mapping the state’s demographic and economic landscape. This comprehensive exercise counted all castes for the first time ...

BJP Uttar Pradesh President Pankaj Chaudhary has issued a stern warning to MLAs to not engage in caste- and family-based ...

The return of caste politics in India's politically crucial and most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, shows Indian democracy still has miles to go to mature. In the election season in India — ...

With the state now aligned with the national ruling party, the demand is shifting from ‘protection of culture’ to ‘proportion ...

Caste politics in Bihar did not begin with Lalu Prasad Yadav. Its origins go further back to the 1920s, when land, labour and ritual intersected. The Mandal Commission transformed Bihar’s power ...

On August 23, a multi-party delegation of politicians led by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi to press the demand for holding a caste-based census in the ...

Since Lalu Yadav’s 1995 win, Bihar has been governed by minority-led parties and OBC or Dalit chief ministers. Lalu Yadav was accused of banishing upper caste people from important posts, and Nitish ...

Caste may be a necessary condition in the coming assembly election –– even though it may not be a sufficient one The man who provided an impetus to the social justice (or caste) politics that has ...

MLAs in Uttar Pradesh sparked a fresh row after over four dozen Brahmin MLAs called for a “Brahmin-centric Meeting” on ...

Amid the ongoing Winter Session of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, political activity has intensified after a significant meeting ...