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‘Reservation Hatao Andolan’: Why BJP is caught between upper castes and OBC voters
The campaign has highlighted discontent among BJP’s traditional upper-caste voters.
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- Why it matters
- The party's traditional upper-caste supporters and OBC-focused campaigns push in opposite directions on a core electoral issue, forcing a choice about which coalition faction to prioritize.
- Most affected
- BJP's upper-caste voters — Threatened by the party's engagement with OBC-focused messaging on reservations.
BJP's OBC-focused campaign supporters — Advocating against reservation policies while BJP balances upper-caste base concerns. - Likely next
- Whether BJP leadership clarifies its official position on reservations, and how upper-caste versus OBC voters respond.
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