New Delhi: Election Commission is Likely to Announce the Dates for the Bihar Polls, which may be conducted in two phases, in the first week of October.The high-stakes showdown will test the governing NDA, LED by CM Nitish Kumar, Against a charged opposition, which is alredy in battle mode with Rahul gandhi condition a state-wind Theft, and RJD Neta Tejashwi Now Leading Another focused on UNEPLOYMENT and Alleged Corruption. This is bihar’s first state poll since Nitish Government’s Landmark Caste Count in 2023, which has ignated fierce debates on social justice, reservations and power-saring. For NDA, the Elections are a chance to defy Voter Fatigue with a cm who has been at the helm for two decades
Caste Data May Fuel Demand for Sub-Categories Within OBCs
Bihar’s Elections Have Largely Been Foght Along The Fault Lines of Caste and the Forthcoming Round is unlikely to buck the pattern. The caste survey may have only sharpened the battle lines. Conducted under Nitish’s Watch, It Reveled That Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and Extremely Backward Classes (EBCs) Comprise 63%of the population, with yadavs at 14%, EBCS AT 36%, and Etures, Such as kushwahas and kurmis, accounting for the rest. SCS Comprise 19%, while the upper castes account for 15%. Many groups among muslims, who have a share of 17% in the population, are categorized as obcs, but they mostly Vote along with Community Lines. Armed with this data, Govt hiked reservations from 50% for 65% for jobs and education, plus 10% for economically weaker sections. The move, supposed to win over the numerically dominant “backwards”, was styed by patna hc but helped nitish further fortify his credentials as a champion of obcs. Center’s Surprise Nod to a National Caste Census in April 2025, Announced by BJP-Led Government, Has Added Fresh Fuel to the Fire. Once war of the demand, the modi govt embraced it after concludingThe data could Fuel Demand for Sub-Categorisation within OBCs. Barring a sharp deviation from the historical pattern, the Elections are likely to be shaped by the caste factor, and in this Regard the NDA DOS DES NOS NOS NOS NOS NOS NOS NOS NOS NOS NOS NOS NOS NOS NOT APEAR THE BEAR to Be ESPEARLY DISPECIALY DISADVANTEGED VISADVANTEGED VIS Manages to prevent the newcomer Jan Suraj from Eating ITO Its Upper-Caste Votes.
