PATNA: A day after Union home minister Amit Shah said the BJP was never opposed to the idea of a caste census, the governing Grand Alliance in Bihar questioned the "authenticity" of his claim saying the former was saying all these since the caste census has now become a national issue in the aftermath of the Bihar government conducting a caste-based headcount.
The state government released the report of the caste survey last month which triggered a flurry of political activities with demand for caste census coming from various states.