NEW DELHI: It has been greater than three many years since former Bihar chief minister and a flag bearer of backward courses, Karpoori Thakur bowed out from the stage of Bihar politics. Nevertheless, his disciples, RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav and JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar, nonetheless swear by Karpoori’s title on the difficulty of social justice.When RJD and JD(U)-led Mahagathbandhan got here to energy in 2022, they performed a caste survey to determine the precise inhabitants of the state’s Different backward castes (OBC) and Extraordinarily Backward Castes. (EBC), to push calls for for insurance policies corresponding to expanded quotas. After preliminary opposition, BJP additionally got here round and supported the train.
The survey discovered that the EBCs represent the biggest portion at 36 per cent, together with the opposite backward courses at 27 per cent, which quantities to 63 per cent of the whole 13.07 crore inhabitants of the state; collectively, they represent the socially hefty section of backward courses. In the meantime, the “higher caste” teams amongst Hindus account for less than 10.6 per cent.After the caste census report, political events claimed that the train would guarantee illustration proportional to every group’s inhabitants. Nevertheless, this appears unlikely within the upcoming Bihar elections, as events look like prioritizing their conventional voter bases and different elements over population-based illustration through the screening of the candidates.‘How a lot does Sankhya maintain, how a lot does it share with you?’Catering to its conventional vote banks of Yadavs and Muslims, Rashtriya Janata Dal distributed tickets to twenty-eight Yadavs and 6 Muslims. It additionally included candidates from the higher caste and EBC communities. Nevertheless, the precise quantity is unknown as Tejashwi is but to make an official announcement.Driving on the vote banks of the higher castes, BJP gave 49 tickets (48.5%) to higher caste candidates. In the meantime, 34 candidates (33.7%) from the OBC group had been fielded, together with 6 Yadavs, 15 Vaishyas, 7 Kushwahas, and a couple of Kurmis. Ten EBC candidates (9.9%) and 12 SC candidates (11.9%) are additionally within the ballot fray with BJP’s image.Whereas the seat-sharing take care of RJD and Left events remains to be in limbo, Congress additionally introduced a listing of 48 candidates for the upcoming elections. Out of the 48 candidates, 17 tickets (35.4%) got to higher castes, which embrace 8 to Bhumihars, 6 seats to Brahmins and 5 seats to Rajputs. In the meantime, 10 seats (20.8%) are given to OBCs, which embrace 5 Yadavs, 1 Kurmi, 1 Goswami, 1 Kushwaha and three Vaishyas. The get together has additionally fielded 5 candidates (10.4%) from Muslim communities, 5 (10.4%) from EBC, 9 (18.8%) from the SC group and one (2.1%) from the one reserved seat for the ST group within the state.Moreover, the Left events are contesting a complete of 29 seats. Amongst these, 15 seats are allotted to OBC candidates, 1 to an EBC candidate, 8 to SC candidates, 2 to minority candidates, 2 to Bhumihars, and 1 to a Rajput. When it comes to get together distribution, the Communist Occasion of India (Marxist–Leninist) is contesting 10 seats, the Communist Occasion of India (CPI) 6 seats, and the Communist Occasion of India (Marxist) 4 seats.Everybody’s assist, everybody’s improvement?In the meantime, BJP and JD(U) are contesting on 101 seats beneath the banner of NDA. The remaining 41 seats have been distributed among the many minor allies.The screening appears lopsided within the NDA camp too, as BJP, which is contesting on 101 seats within the upcoming election, has fielded virtually half of the candidates coming from the higher caste group.Driving on the vote banks of the higher castes, 49 tickets (48.5 per cent) got to higher caste candidates. In the meantime, 34 candidates (33.7 per cent) from the OBC group are fielded, together with 6 Yadavs, 15 Vaishyas, 7 Kushwahas, and a couple of Kurmis. 10 EBC (9.9 per cent), candidates and 12 SC (11.9 per cent) candidates are additionally within the ballot fray with BJP’s image.In the meantime, chief minister Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) has fielded essentially the most candidates from the OBC, EBC and SC communities. Nitish, who has positioned himself because the poster boy of non-Yadav OBCs and EBCs, has fielded 37 candidates from the OBC group (36.6%), whereas 22 candidates from the EBC group (21.8%). Moreover, 15 candidates from the SC group (14.9%) and 1 candidate from the ST group (1.0%) are fielded within the ballot fray. JD(U) has additionally distributed tickets to 22 (21.8%) candidates from the higher caste group within the upcoming meeting elections.The Election Fee has introduced the schedule for the Bihar meeting elections. The 243 meeting seats will go to the polls in two phases on November 6 and November 11, with the counting of votes scheduled to happen on November 14.The full variety of electors within the last record stands at 7.42 crore, whereas there have been 7.89 crore electors as of June 24 this 12 months. An Election Fee press launch acknowledged that 65 lakh voters had been faraway from the draft record, and the variety of electors within the draft record as of August 1, 2025, stood at 7.24 crore.Within the 2020 meeting election, the BJP contested 110 seats and gained 74, securing 19.8% of the vote share. The Janata Dal (United) contested 115 seats and gained 43, with a 15.7% vote share. The Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) contested seven seats, profitable 4, and achieved 0.9% of the vote share.