Last Updated: October 21, 2023, 22:50 IST West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee. (File photo/PTI) In a review meeting of the commission held in Kolkata in February this year, the state government informed in writing that out of 179 OBC castes included in the state list, there are 118 Muslim OBC castes and only 61 Hindu…
Last Updated: September 29, 2023, 22:56 IST Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. (File photo/PTI) Shinde said officials have been directed to start 72 hostels for OBC students The reservation of Other Backward Classes (OBC) will not be touched while giving quota to the Maratha community, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said on Friday. During the…
The BJP has also adopted a ‘party worker first policy’, under which priority would be given to the cadres who often play a crucial role in elections. (Representational Image) Sources said the move is an outcome of the review of the by-election loss in which the BJP workers accused leaders of ignoring their feedback about…
‘Ghar Ghar Dastak’ is the new poll mantra for the Samajwadi Party to drum up support ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha Polls, with political analysts calling it an attempt to combat BJP’s pre-poll exercise aimed to woo OBC and SC voters who are said to be the trump card in the elections. The campaign…