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Don't Know PM's Caste, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Says At Amethi
- Sunday April 28, 2019
- India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
A debate over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks on caste boiled over today as the Congress's new general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra weighed in, saying her party had never raised questions about his caste. Caste is one of the key factors in the heartland state of Uttar Pradesh and Mayawati, who commands a chunk of the Scheduled caste votes...
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Blog: As Karnataka Votes, BJP vs Congress Alliance - The Numbers
- Monday April 22, 2019
- Blog | IP Bajpai
Like anywhere in India, how people vote in Karnataka is complicated by other factors, caste being the most dominant, especially in non-urban areas.
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Muslim Vote May Be X-Factor For Opposition In UP: Prannoy Roy's Analysis
- Thursday March 21, 2019
- India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal
The key factors of caste and religion are likely to have a multiplier effect in Uttar Pradesh, with a divided opposition ranged against the ruling BJP, indicates data from last elections. It is very likely that a split in these votes may play into the hands of the BJP.
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The Countdown With Prannoy Roy: Religion, Caste Factor In UP Battle: Highlights
- Wednesday March 20, 2019
- India News | NDTV
In today's episode of NDTV's 'The Countdown', Prannoy Roy, Shekhar Gupta, Dorab R Sopariwala and NDTV's Kamal Khan talk about the caste angle in Uttar Pradesh politics and how the ordinary voter casts her franchise along these lines.
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The Swing Factor In Karnataka Election - Prannoy Roy's Analysis: Highlights
- Tuesday May 8, 2018
- Karnataka News | Edited by Debanish Achom
The Karnataka assembly election is going to be a close fight, opinion polls show, with political parties trying to attract the influential castes such as the Lingayats and the Vokkaligas
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Amit Shah Heckled By Dalit Protestors In Mysuru. What's At Stake For BJP
- Tuesday April 10, 2018
- India News | Written by Shikha Trivedy
The BJP has for decades been the homestead of upper caste Hindus; its opulent victory in the last general election was facilitated by Amit Shah, the party chief, managing to weave together traditional supporters with an assortment of lower and backward castes including Dalits in states like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
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Clash of Personalities in Bihar as Local Issues Take a Backseat
- Friday October 9, 2015
- Bihar | Press Trust of India
While most political pundits predicted that caste would be the over-riding factor, the Bihar assembly elections have turned into a personality clash between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
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Bihar Assembly Elections: Caste in Mind, Both Alliances Decide Tickets
- Thursday September 24, 2015
- Bihar | Press Trust of India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar may refrain from invoking caste in the Bihar polls and choose to talk development, but getting the caste equation right seems to have been the principal factor in ticket distribution by the rival alliances.
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Nitish Kumar Dares BJP to Release Caste Data in New Census
- Saturday July 11, 2015
- India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Sanjeev Singh
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today dared the BJP to release the country's caste breakup enumerated in the latest economic and caste census report if they want the welfare of Other Backward Classes (OBCs). Elections are due in the state within a few months.
- www.ndtv.com
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Class, Not Caste, Could be the Deciding Factor in this Election
- Thursday February 5, 2015
- Delhi News |
The coming assembly election appears to have split Delhi down the economic lines - with one section supporting the BJP and the other, the Aam Aadmi Party.
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Caste, region did the trick for Jagadish Shettar
- Wednesday July 11, 2012
- South | Press Trust of India
With Karnataka BJP strongman and foe-turned-friend BS Yeddyurappa on his side, and the caste factor working in his favour, 57-year-old Jagadish Shivappa Shettar had things going for him this time, particularly when the Assembly elections are less than a year away.
- www.ndtv.com
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Don't Know PM's Caste, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Says At Amethi
- Sunday April 28, 2019
- India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
A debate over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks on caste boiled over today as the Congress's new general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra weighed in, saying her party had never raised questions about his caste. Caste is one of the key factors in the heartland state of Uttar Pradesh and Mayawati, who commands a chunk of the Scheduled caste votes...
- www.ndtv.com
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Blog: As Karnataka Votes, BJP vs Congress Alliance - The Numbers
- Monday April 22, 2019
- Blog | IP Bajpai
Like anywhere in India, how people vote in Karnataka is complicated by other factors, caste being the most dominant, especially in non-urban areas.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Muslim Vote May Be X-Factor For Opposition In UP: Prannoy Roy's Analysis
- Thursday March 21, 2019
- India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal
The key factors of caste and religion are likely to have a multiplier effect in Uttar Pradesh, with a divided opposition ranged against the ruling BJP, indicates data from last elections. It is very likely that a split in these votes may play into the hands of the BJP.
- www.ndtv.com
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The Countdown With Prannoy Roy: Religion, Caste Factor In UP Battle: Highlights
- Wednesday March 20, 2019
- India News | NDTV
In today's episode of NDTV's 'The Countdown', Prannoy Roy, Shekhar Gupta, Dorab R Sopariwala and NDTV's Kamal Khan talk about the caste angle in Uttar Pradesh politics and how the ordinary voter casts her franchise along these lines.
- www.ndtv.com
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The Swing Factor In Karnataka Election - Prannoy Roy's Analysis: Highlights
- Tuesday May 8, 2018
- Karnataka News | Edited by Debanish Achom
The Karnataka assembly election is going to be a close fight, opinion polls show, with political parties trying to attract the influential castes such as the Lingayats and the Vokkaligas
- www.ndtv.com
-
Amit Shah Heckled By Dalit Protestors In Mysuru. What's At Stake For BJP
- Tuesday April 10, 2018
- India News | Written by Shikha Trivedy
The BJP has for decades been the homestead of upper caste Hindus; its opulent victory in the last general election was facilitated by Amit Shah, the party chief, managing to weave together traditional supporters with an assortment of lower and backward castes including Dalits in states like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
- www.ndtv.com
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Clash of Personalities in Bihar as Local Issues Take a Backseat
- Friday October 9, 2015
- Bihar | Press Trust of India
While most political pundits predicted that caste would be the over-riding factor, the Bihar assembly elections have turned into a personality clash between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
- www.ndtv.com
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Bihar Assembly Elections: Caste in Mind, Both Alliances Decide Tickets
- Thursday September 24, 2015
- Bihar | Press Trust of India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar may refrain from invoking caste in the Bihar polls and choose to talk development, but getting the caste equation right seems to have been the principal factor in ticket distribution by the rival alliances.
- www.ndtv.com
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Nitish Kumar Dares BJP to Release Caste Data in New Census
- Saturday July 11, 2015
- India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Sanjeev Singh
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today dared the BJP to release the country's caste breakup enumerated in the latest economic and caste census report if they want the welfare of Other Backward Classes (OBCs). Elections are due in the state within a few months.
- www.ndtv.com
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Class, Not Caste, Could be the Deciding Factor in this Election
- Thursday February 5, 2015
- Delhi News |
The coming assembly election appears to have split Delhi down the economic lines - with one section supporting the BJP and the other, the Aam Aadmi Party.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Caste, region did the trick for Jagadish Shettar
- Wednesday July 11, 2012
- South | Press Trust of India
With Karnataka BJP strongman and foe-turned-friend BS Yeddyurappa on his side, and the caste factor working in his favour, 57-year-old Jagadish Shivappa Shettar had things going for him this time, particularly when the Assembly elections are less than a year away.
- www.ndtv.com