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Nistula Hebbar

Talking Politics with Nistula Hebbar | Bihar Caste Survey | What are the implications?

On October 2, the Bihar government published the ‘Bihar Caste-based Survey 2022’, which shows that extremely backward classes (EBCs) and other backward classes (OBCs) together add up to nearly 63% of the 13-crore population, making it the largest caste group in the State. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar who belongs to the OBC Kurmi caste (2.87%) and has nursed the EBCs for his political survival, had first raised the demand for a State caste survey in 2019.

In this episode of Talking Politics, we discuss the implications of the caste-census on State politics.

Script and Presentation: Nistula Hebbar

Production: Yuvasree S and Reenu Cyriac

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