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NEW DELHI: It has been much than 3 decades since erstwhile Bihar main curate and a emblem bearer of backward classes, Karpoori Thakur bowed retired from the signifier of Bihar politics. However, his disciples, RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav and JD(U) main Nitish Kumar, inactive curse by Karpoori's sanction connected the contented of societal justice.When RJD and JD(U)-led Mahagathbandhan came to powerfulness successful 2022, they conducted a caste survey to place the nonstop colonisation of the state’s Other backward castes (OBC) and Extremely Backward Castes (EBC), to propulsion demands for policies specified arsenic expanded quotas. After archetypal opposition, BJP besides came astir and supported the exercise.
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The survey recovered retired that the EBCs represent the largest information astatine 36 per cent, on with the different backward classes astatine 27 per cent, which amounts to 63 per cent of the full 13.07 crore colonisation of the state; together, they represent the socially hefty conception of backward classes.
Meanwhile, the “upper caste” groups among Hindus relationship for lone 10.6 per cent.After the caste census report, governmental parties claimed that the workout would guarantee practice proportional to each community’s population. However, this seems improbable successful the upcoming Bihar elections, arsenic parties look to beryllium prioritising their accepted elector bases and different factors implicit population-based practice during the screening of the candidates.
'Jiski jitni sankhya bhari utni uski hissedari?'Catering to its accepted ballot banks of Yadavs and Muslims, Rashtriya Janata Dal distributed tickets to 28 Yadavs and 6 Muslims. It besides included candidates from the precocious caste and EBC communities. However, the nonstop fig is chartless arsenic Tejashwi is yet to marque an authoritative announcement.Riding connected the ballot banks of the precocious castes, BJP gave 49 tickets (48.5%) to precocious caste candidates. Meanwhile, 34 candidates (33.7%) from the OBC assemblage were fielded, including 6 Yadavs, 15 Vaishyas, 7 Kushwahas, and 2 Kurmis.
Ten EBC candidates (9.9%) and 12 SC candidates (11.9%) are besides successful the canvass fray with BJP's symbol.While the seat-sharing woody with RJD and Left parties is inactive successful limbo, Congress besides announced a database of 48 candidates for the upcoming elections. Out of the 48 candidates, 17 tickets (35.4%) were fixed to precocious castes, which see 8 to Bhumihars, 6 seats to Brahmins and 5 seats to Rajputs. Meanwhile, 10 seats (20.8%) are fixed to OBCs, which see 5 Yadavs, 1 Kurmi, 1 Goswami, 1 Kushwaha and 3 Vaishyas. The enactment has besides fielded 5 candidates (10.4%) from Muslim communities, 5 (10.4%)from EBC, 9 (18.8%) from the SC assemblage and 1 (2.1%) from the lone reserved spot for the ST assemblage successful the stateAdditionally, the Left parties are contesting a full of 29 seats.
Among these, 15 seats are allocated to OBC candidates, 1 to an EBC candidate, 8 to SC candidates, 2 to number candidates, 2 to Bhumihars, and 1 to a Rajput. In presumption of enactment distribution, the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) is contesting 10 seats, the Communist Party of India (CPI) 6 seats, and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) 4 seats.Sabka sath sabka vikas?Meanwhile, BJP and JD(U) are contesting connected 101 seats nether the banner of NDA.
The remaining 41 seats person been distributed among the insignificant allies.The screening seems lopsided successful the NDA campy too, arsenic BJP, which is contesting connected 101 seats successful the upcoming election, has fielded astir fractional of the candidates coming from the precocious caste community.Riding connected the ballot banks of the precocious castes, 49 tickets (48.5 per cent) were fixed to precocious caste candidates. Meanwhile, 34 candidates (33.7 per cent) from the OBC assemblage are fielded, including 6 Yadavs, 15 Vaishyas, 7 Kushwahas, and 2 Kurmis.
10 EBC (9.9 per cent), campaigner and 12 SC (11.9 per cent) candidates are besides successful the canvass fray with BJP's symbol.Meanwhile, main curate Nitish Kumar's JD(U) has fielded the astir candidates from the OBC, EBC and SC communities. Nitish, who has positioned himself arsenic the poster lad of non-Yadav OBCs and EBCs, has fielded 37 candidates from the OBC assemblage (36.6%), portion 22 candidates from the EBC assemblage (21.8%).
Additionally, 15 candidates from the SC assemblage (14.9%) and 1 campaigner from the ST assemblage (1.0%) are fielded successful the canvass fray.
JD(U) has besides distributed tickets to 22 (21.8%) candidates from the precocious caste assemblage successful the upcoming assembly elections.The Election Commission has announced the docket for the Bihar assembly elections. The 243 assembly seats volition spell to the polls successful 2 phases connected November 6 and November 11, with the counting of votes scheduled to instrumentality spot connected November 14.The full fig of electors successful the last database stands astatine 7.42 crore, portion determination were 7.89 crore electors arsenic of June 24 this year. An Election Commission property merchandise stated that 65 lakh voters were removed from the draught list, and the fig of electors successful the draught database arsenic of August 1, 2025, stood astatine 7.24 crore.In the 2020 assembly election, the BJP contested 110 seats and won 74, securing 19.8% of the ballot share. The Janata Dal (United) contested 115 seats and won 43, with a 15.7% ballot share. The Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) contested 7 seats, winning four, and achieved 0.9% of the ballot share.
