“Congress is the reason why caste enumeration has not been done since the British period. In 1977, after Karpoori Thakur ...

Karpoori Thakur, a name synonymous with social justice ... and the Rashtriya Janata Dal. The recent caste survey in Bihar, conducted for the first time since Independence, has sought to build ...

Karpoori Thakur was born to a marginal farmer in Samastipur in Bihar on January 1924. Credit: X/@TheAshokSinghal Thakur began his political activism as a young student. He joined the Quit India ...

Karpoori Thakur’s formulation of separate quotas for most backward groups endeared him to Lower OBCs. The JD(U)-RJD alliance is looking to wean away the Lower OBCs from BJP, while BJP aims to ...

Then why should voting be based on caste?" he questioned. Thakur, who is making his third run for the Katol seat, is up against Salil Deshmukh, son of former home minister and NCP leader Anil ...