Bihar Census

A caste census is a "sensitive issue... to be dealt with very seriously and is not for election campaigning", the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the BJP's ideological mentor, said at its Kerala conference.

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Monday said Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar should raise demands for special status for the state, nationwide caste census and greater quotas for deprived castes before the Narendra Modi government at the Centre.

In a sharp response to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's remarks on the Bihar caste survey, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today accused the Congress MP of trying to take credit for something he has not done.

The Andhra Pradesh government on Friday kicked off its comprehensive caste census to enumerate all communities in the state.

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the ruling BJP's ideological mentor, on Thursday offered conditional support to the conduct of a national caste census - which will be a key issue in the build-up to next year's general election.

He also chided the Congress for "making a mere mention of caste census and OBCs and not following these up with Bihar's demand.

The BJP - under attack from the opposition on the caste census issue, with the national election months away - is prepping an Other Backward Classes outreach initiative, sources told NDTV Thursday.

The Bihar Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a bill to increase reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, and Extremely Backward Classes in state jobs and educational institutions to 65 per cent.

Tamil Nadu BJP President K Annamalai slammed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over his distasteful remarks on women during a debate on caste census at the state Assembly and called it "cringe-worthy."

The BJP on Wednesday ripped into Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar - once its ally - for "vulgar" and "shameful" comments about the role of women's education in population control.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has proposed increasing quota for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, as well Other Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes, to 65 per cent.

The second tranche of data from the Bihar government's caste-based survey - and the full report on the economic condition of 215 Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes - was published Tuesday.

Delhi Minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Saurabh Bharadwaj alleged on Saturday that the BJP has made a U-turn on its stand on caste census but has not stated that the caste-based survey done by the Bihar government was a step in the right direction.

The Supreme Court today said that the transgender community can't be considered a separate caste.

Congress general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala on Wednesday alleged that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's "anti-OBC DNA" on the caste census issue has been exposed.

A caste census is a "sensitive issue... to be dealt with very seriously and is not for election campaigning", the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the BJP's ideological mentor, said at its Kerala conference.

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Monday said Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar should raise demands for special status for the state, nationwide caste census and greater quotas for deprived castes before the Narendra Modi government at the Centre.

In a sharp response to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's remarks on the Bihar caste survey, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today accused the Congress MP of trying to take credit for something he has not done.

The Andhra Pradesh government on Friday kicked off its comprehensive caste census to enumerate all communities in the state.

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the ruling BJP's ideological mentor, on Thursday offered conditional support to the conduct of a national caste census - which will be a key issue in the build-up to next year's general election.

He also chided the Congress for "making a mere mention of caste census and OBCs and not following these up with Bihar's demand.

The BJP - under attack from the opposition on the caste census issue, with the national election months away - is prepping an Other Backward Classes outreach initiative, sources told NDTV Thursday.

The Bihar Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a bill to increase reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, and Extremely Backward Classes in state jobs and educational institutions to 65 per cent.

Tamil Nadu BJP President K Annamalai slammed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over his distasteful remarks on women during a debate on caste census at the state Assembly and called it "cringe-worthy."

The BJP on Wednesday ripped into Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar - once its ally - for "vulgar" and "shameful" comments about the role of women's education in population control.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has proposed increasing quota for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, as well Other Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes, to 65 per cent.

The second tranche of data from the Bihar government's caste-based survey - and the full report on the economic condition of 215 Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes - was published Tuesday.

Delhi Minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Saurabh Bharadwaj alleged on Saturday that the BJP has made a U-turn on its stand on caste census but has not stated that the caste-based survey done by the Bihar government was a step in the right direction.

The Supreme Court today said that the transgender community can't be considered a separate caste.

Congress general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala on Wednesday alleged that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's "anti-OBC DNA" on the caste census issue has been exposed.