In U.P., ‘upper castes’ led by Brahmins, Thakurs still occupy largest chunk of Ministries

With the induction of seven new faces, including six from the OBC and Dalit communities, the number of Ministers in Yogi Adityanath’s government has gone up to 60

On Sunday, on being inducted as a Minister, Jitin Prasada became the sixth Brahmin in the Cabinet of the Yogi Adityanath-led government of Uttar Pradesh and the 11th name from the influential community to feature in the Council of Ministers.

With the induction of seven new faces, including six from the OBC and Dalit communities, the number of Ministers went up to 60. However, the ‘upper castes’ continue to dominate in terms of representation, forming the largest block, especially in terms of Cabinet berths and important Ministries.

With 11 names, Brahmins are the largest beneficiary, followed by Thakurs (7). Overall, out of the 60, 27 belong to the traditional ‘upper castes’, while the OBC have 23 representatives, including a Sikh Jat, and Dalits have nine. One is a Shia Muslim.