‘Caste’ Of Characters: Rajput, Kushwaha, Kurmi, Bhumihar Amongst 7 New Ministers In Nitish’s Bihar Balancing Act – News18
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Because the seven MLAs took oath on Wednesday, the BJP-JD(U) authorities has walked a tightrope and managed to maintain all essential castes within the state glad forward of meeting elections
These seven names are a cautious stability of caste in a state the place it issues probably the most electorally. (File photograph/PTI)
Forward of the meeting elections in a couple of months, the ruling Nationwide Democratic Alliance in Bihar went for a cupboard growth, accommodating seven faces: Sanjay Saraogi, Sunil Kumar, Jibesh Kumar, Raju Kumar Singh, Moti Lal Prasad, Vijay Kumar Mandal, and Krishan Kumar Mantoo. These seven names are a cautious stability of caste in a state the place it issues probably the most electorally.
Krishan Kumar Mantoo is a Kurmi—a caste over which chief minister Nitish Kumar is believed to have a agency maintain, given he himself is from the neighborhood. Vijay Kumar Mandal, the Araria MLA, comes from the Kewat caste. Kewats are a Scheduled Caste in Bihar. They’re often known as Mallah, Nishad, and Machhuara in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. They’re historically boatmen and fishermen.
In the meantime, by selecting Sahebganj MLA Raju Singh, the Rajput neighborhood can also be saved glad forward of the polls. This caste historically shaped a part of the feudal elite of Bihari society. Even within the Rashtriya Janata Dal authorities, this neighborhood had a strong say within the type of Raghuvansh Prasad Singh. Sanjay Saraogi has been accommodated to appease the Vaishyas. The Darbhanga space has substantial voters from the neighborhood who’re believed to be the goal of Saraogi’s lodging within the Nitish cupboard.
Jibesh Mishra is from the Bhumihar caste, and he additionally took oath as a minister on Wednesday. In Bihar’s caste census, Bhumihars have been surprisingly discovered to be the least economically steady among the many higher castes, giving them extra purpose to demand a fair proportion in jobs and the federal government. Bihar’s caste census discovered that 27.58% of Bhumihars are thought-about poor. With illustration in Nitish’s expanded cupboard, the Bharatiya Janata Occasion-Janata Dal (United) alliance has tried to ship a message.
Sunil Kumar, a Kushwaha, and Moti Lal Prasad, a Teli, have additionally been taken aboard by Nitish Kumar. Regardless of their similarities with Kurmis, Kushwahas have a separate id in Bihar. In areas like Samastipur in Bihar, the Kushwahas are politically robust. Rashtriya Lok Dal president Upendra Kushwaha is a senior chief at current from the neighborhood. In the meantime, the Teli caste that Moti Lal Prasad represents is a decrease Different Backward Class in Bihar since there’s a classification of OBCs within the state. In April 2015, after a lot lobbying by the caste members, Nitish Kumar introduced his resolution to incorporate the Telis within the listing of Extraordinarily Backward Courses in Bihar.
Because the seven MLAs took oath on Wednesday, the BJP-JD(U) authorities has walked a tightrope and managed to maintain all essential castes within the state glad. This additionally signifies the geographical diversification on condition that north, south, and central Bihar have discovered sufficient illustration too.
