BJP's response awaited on caste survey in Bihar: Nitish Kumar
The Hindu
The BJP finds itself in a bind in Bihar after the Union Government ruled out a "caste census"
All parties in Bihar, except the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), have made known their stance on conducting a headcount of castes in the state, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Monday.
The Janata Dal (United) (JD(U) leader, however, made it clear he was "not blaming" his ally for making the matter hang fire and that he was confident of getting a "positive response".
"All parties, except the BJP, have agreed to holding an all-party meeting to decide modalities of a state-specific exercise. The date will be announced once we hear from the BJP.

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