NEW DELHI: In a state where caste calculus defines electoral outcomes, the BJP’s first list of 71 candidates for the Bihar assembly elections is a textbook exercise in political social engineering.
MSN: Bihar elections 2025: How BJP is balancing anti-incumbency with caste outreach in its first candidate list
Bihar elections 2025: How BJP is balancing anti-incumbency with caste outreach in its first candidate list
MSN: New HT caste database of Bihar MLAs to read election pulse
NEW DELHI As Bihar prepares to go to the polls in November, HT is launching an in-house caste database of the state’s legislators, covering 3,629 MLAs elected over 15 assembly elections from 1962 to ...
MSN: The history of caste in the Bihar assembly | Number Theory
On October 27, HT launched a complete caste database – it has been prepared by the first author of this story – of Bihar’s 3,629 MLAs from 1962 onwards in these pages. The methodology and possible ...
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Beginning in ancient India, the caste system was originally centered around varna, with Brahmins (priests) and, to a lesser extent, Kshatriyas (rulers and warriors) serving as the elite classes, followed by Vaishyas (traders and merchants) and finally Shudras (labourers).
A caste, generally designated by the term jati (“birth”), refers to a strictly regulated social community into which one is born. Some jatis have occupational names, but the connection between caste and occupational specialization is limited.