BJP In "Action Mode", Backward Classes Outreach After Bihar Caste Report
NDTV
The opposition's call for a caste census is one of the biggest issues this election season, and the BJP - which in the past has baulked on committing itself either way - is now being pressed for an answer.
The BJP - under attack from the opposition on the caste census issue, with the national election months away - is prepping an Other Backward Classes outreach initiative, sources told NDTV Thursday. Top leaders, including President JP Nadda and National General Secretary BL Santosh, and union ministers Amit Shah and Nitin Gadkari met in Delhi last week to chalk out the details. Forty leaders from 10 states, including Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, were also present at the meeting.
The opposition's call for a caste census is one of the biggest issues this election season, and the BJP - which in the past has baulked on committing itself either way - is now being pressed for an answer.
Adding to the pressure is the fact that several of its allies including the Apna Dal (Sonelal), Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party, NISHAD party and Hindustani Awam Morcha Secular, have backed this issue.
