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1. How Mohan Bhagwat changed the equation?
The election campaign in Bihar, which took off with four huge rallies addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is entering a crucial stage with RJD chief Lalu Prasad making the most of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s remarks questioning the existing system of caste-based reservation, and trying hard to limit the public debate to “forward versus backward”. Lalu seems to be serious when he says, on the 25th anniversary of the implementation of the Mandal Commission report, that he wants to usher in Mandal Raj-2 in Bihar.
2. Why BJP is on the defensive?
Bhagwat’s remark can become a gamechanger in Bihar — in more ways than one. In a surprise counter to Lalu’s attack, the BJP got its Bhumihar leader Giriraj Singh, and Brahmin leader and state party president Mangal Pande to clarify that the party’s chief minister would not be from the upper castes. This is clear evidence of the BJP’s defensive batting on a caste-ridden battlefield, more
1. How Mohan Bhagwat changed the equation?
The election campaign in Bihar, which took off with four huge rallies addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is entering a crucial stage with RJD chief Lalu Prasad making the most of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s remarks questioning the existing system of caste-based reservation, and trying hard to limit the public debate to “forward versus backward”. Lalu seems to be serious when he says, on the 25th anniversary of the implementation of the Mandal Commission report, that he wants to usher in Mandal Raj-2 in Bihar.
2. Why BJP is on the defensive?
Bhagwat’s remark can become a gamechanger in Bihar — in more ways than one. In a surprise counter to Lalu’s attack, the BJP got its Bhumihar leader Giriraj Singh, and Brahmin leader and state party president Mangal Pande to clarify that the party’s chief minister would not be from the upper castes. This is clear evidence of the BJP’s defensive batting on a caste-ridden battlefield, more
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