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Congress holds on to Jatavs in Haryana, BJP list shows sub-caste tilt | India News – Times of India
NEW DELHI: For the Haryana ElectionsCongress has allocated 12 tickets to Jatavs and affiliated sub-castes within the Dalit communityand five to non-Jatavs, indicating continued dependence on the dominant Planned caste community as a base of support, in line with its lukewarm response to the debate on subcategorization.
But the BJP now in power has fielded nine non-Jatavs and eight Jatavs, according to an analysis of candidates, which is a clear reflection of its aggressive endorsement of the subdivision of SCs.
The party preference among Dalits matters in light of the recent Supreme Court ruling that gave a green light to the controversial move of sub-categorisation, further stoking the already volatile politics surrounding the marginalised community.
Haryana holds special significance for Dalits as the region ranks second in the country’s population after Punjab.
Subdivision means that the total reserve is divided between ‘better off SCs’ and ‘left behind SCs’, so that the benefits are ‘fairly’ distributed.
Haryana has 17 reserved seats where only Dalits can contest. But it is the varied preferences of sub-castes that betray the heterogeneous nature of the sprawling community and at the same time how sub-castes are politically aligned among competitors.
But the BJP now in power has fielded nine non-Jatavs and eight Jatavs, according to an analysis of candidates, which is a clear reflection of its aggressive endorsement of the subdivision of SCs.
The party preference among Dalits matters in light of the recent Supreme Court ruling that gave a green light to the controversial move of sub-categorisation, further stoking the already volatile politics surrounding the marginalised community.
Haryana holds special significance for Dalits as the region ranks second in the country’s population after Punjab.
Subdivision means that the total reserve is divided between ‘better off SCs’ and ‘left behind SCs’, so that the benefits are ‘fairly’ distributed.
Haryana has 17 reserved seats where only Dalits can contest. But it is the varied preferences of sub-castes that betray the heterogeneous nature of the sprawling community and at the same time how sub-castes are politically aligned among competitors.
