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15 Maharashtra districts lack cabinet representation; three have four ministers each
May 25, 2025 10:37 pm
Maharashtra's recent cabinet expansion highlights regional disparities in power sharing, with seven of Vidarbha's 11 districts lacking ministerial representation.
A report rethinks quotas, 'affirmative action' for Muslims, highlights their 'lost political relevance'
March 04, 2025 4:28 am
Recommendations include continuing with religion-based quota under the OBC category, as it exists in some states, and formulate secular sub-categorisation of OBCs, apart from SC inclusion.
BJD calls for country-wide caste census, inclusion of Odisha’s SEBCs to national OBC list
January 16, 2025 6:46 pm
Accurate data is vital for the formulation of appropriate reservation policies in education and employment, the Naveen Patnaik-led party said
Keep Marathas away from OBC category, don’t give them a blanket quota: minister Chhagan Bhujbal
November 27, 2023 2:32 pm
The OBC leader says the Supreme Court has held that the Maratha community is not a backward one.
EWS quota will not cut into existing quotas, Govt tells Supreme Court
September 28, 2022 8:27 am
The Ministry of Social Justice said this in an affidavit filed before the five-judge Constitution bench, presided by Chief Justice of India U U Lalit, which wrapped up arguments on petitions challenging the Constitution 103rd amendment introducing the 10-per cent EWS quota in jobs and admissions.
State-level OBC groups must be included in central list
August 11, 2022 9:06 am
Pushpendra Singh writes: The SCs and STs are identified as such ‘with respect to any State or Union Territory’ and have only one list and one status at the state and central levels. So, why are the OBCs being identified differently?
Hit by exit of OBC, Dalit leaders, BJP plans outreach campaign
January 13, 2022 1:12 am
100 OBC and SC leaders to visit every seat, try to wean away BSP, SP workers
Narendra Modi Cabinet big Rejig: UP gets lion’s share, seven junior ministers
July 08, 2021 10:42 am
Ahead of 2022 Assembly elections, BJP attempts regional and caste balance with focus on OBCs, SCs
In ‘biggest representation to Gujarat’, Narendra Modi balances caste, regional equations
July 08, 2021 10:44 am
The portfolios assigned to the new ministers and new assignments of elevated ministers are also expected to help address issues in the state related to these sectors.
Devendra Fadnavis says will restore OBC quota in four months after coming to power, else retire from politics
June 27, 2021 8:24 am
On Saturday, thousands of BJP workers, led by Fadnavis, held chakka jam andolan at 1,500 locations across the state demanding the restoration of the quota.
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