How parties in Bihar are working on caste arithmetic to win polls

April 16, 2014 15:16

Issues and personality may not play as big a part as the caste of the candidate in Bihar's 7 parliamentary constituencies that go to the polls on Thursday.

The Lok Sabha polls will also test BJP's 'Narendra Modi's wave', Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's development card and Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad's social justice election plank.In Bihar, politics revolves around jati (caste), which is the primary identity before religion, rights, empowerment, share in power and supremacy over each other.

Rediff.com's MI Khan demystifies caste politics in Bihar. Read

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