BJP Ally Backs Akhilesh Yadav, Mayawati's Demand Of Cast Census In UP
NDTV
The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar released the findings of its much-awaited caste survey on Monday, months ahead of the 2024 parliamentary election.
With a caste survey report released in neighbouring Bihar, the Samajwadi Party (SP), the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the Congress have demanded a similar exercise in Uttar Pradesh. BSP supremo Mayawati said on Tuesday that the Uttar Pradesh government should conduct a caste survey right away, adding that though some political parties are against it, it is the only way to ensure justice for the Other Backward Classes (OBC).
SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, BJP ally Apna Dal (Sonelal), and the Congress have also pressed for a similar headcount to figure out the numbers of different castes in Uttar Pradesh and elsewhere.
The state unit of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has not commented on the issue.
