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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Assembly elections results in MP, Rajasthan show upper castes still dominate heartland -Gilles Verniers

Assembly elections results in MP, Rajasthan show upper castes still dominate heartland -Gilles Verniers

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published Published on Dec 15, 2018   modified Modified on Dec 15, 2018
-Hindustan Times

Data analysis of assembly elections results shows that Rajputs increased dominance in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, Brahmins lost share; OBCs take up large chunk of BJP, Cong MLAs.

Congress victories over the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the key Hindi belt states of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan are the biggest political upset since the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. A caste-wise breakup of newly elected MLAs shows that the change in political fortunes has happened without any major upset to the social groupwise distribution of power in both the states. Less than a fourth of assembly constituencies have seen a change in the caste of the MLA between 2013 and 2018 in both the states.

Here are some key points from the social profile analysis of assemblies in these two states.

1. Upper castes continue to have a disproportionate share among MLAs: While the share of upper caste MLAs has been coming down gradually in both Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, they continue to be the largest group.

The share of upper caste MLAs in the newly elected Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh assembly is 27% and 37% respectively. Even among upper castes, Rajputs have increased their dominance in both these states, with a share of 40% or more among the upper caste MLAs in both states. The Rajput resurgence has come at the cost of Brahmins, who have lost their historical dominance among upper caste groups.

2. Bipartisanship to dominant groups: To be sure, upper castes are not the only groups which enjoy high political representation in these two states. A handful of intermediate castes and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) with social, political and economic dominance in local regions also have a large share in the assembly by ensuring representation from big parties. This can be seen from the disproportionately large share of dominant groups among both Congress and BJP MLAs. In Rajasthan, at least half of both Congress and BJP MLAs come from just five castes: Brahmins, Rajputs, Banias, Jats and Meenas. Interestingly, Meenas enjoy this dominance despite belonging to the Scheduled Tribe category. In Madhya Pradesh, the dominant group capture is slightly lower than it is in Rajasthan. However it is not insignificant.

Brahmins, Rajputs, Banias, Kurmis, Gujjars and Yadavs have had a share of at least 40% among MLAs from both the Congress and the BJP.

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Hindustan Times, 14 December, 2018, https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/assembly-elections-results-in-mp-rajasthan-show-upper-castes-still-dominate-heartland/story-yIFb1JVBUrrccdgvHo3vZI.html?fb


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