Caste determines Bihar’s electoral arithmetic

In a State that continues to remain a metaphor for backwardness, development may be the latest slogan. However, caste remains the lowest common denominator for doing electoral arithmetic. And after the parting of ways between the ruling Janata Dal (United) and its alliance partner for 17 years, the BJP, over Narendra Modi’s projection as Prime Minister, a subliminal communal current runs through the State.

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