Can Bihar carve out a segment of voters who do not vote on caste considerations alone? Is there or can there be a caste-neutral constituency in the heavily caste-ridden politics of the state?

Bihar state’s caste-based population survey could increase PM Modi’s challenges ahead of next year's parliamentary election.

It’s 10.30 on a Monday morning and enumerator Kavita Kumari, 30, has just popped the question. Bihar is in the midst of an unprecedented exercise — the caste-based survey — and in ...

Opposition parties, including the Congress and Samajwadi Party (SP), have advocated for a nationwide caste census, viewing it as a vital tool to counter the BJP. Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and SP ...