New Delhi: The desire to negate efforts to retard broader Hindu consolidation appears to have played a Major Role in the Decision of the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) to Include Caste Affairs in the Next Census. While Political Watches are linking the move to Assembly Elections in Bihar, Sources Pointed Out that the Political Field Had Been Levelled in the State with the Caste Survey Alredy Complated.
Besides, The Move Was Closely Associated With Chief Minister Nitish kumarBJP’s Alliance Partner, Leaving Little Space for RJD’s Tejaswi Yadav to Claim Bragging Rights. A Major Consideration appears to have ben to check attempts to split Hindus on Caste Lines, A Cuse for CONSPERN For Bjp and RSS, which have been working on Hindu Consolidation

Sources pointed out that the decision came hours after a one-on-one-one meeting between PM Narendra Modi and RSS CHEF MOHAN BHAGWAT ON TUESDAY, which Capped Parleys AT Different Levels of the Sangh and BJP Leadership.
The Electoral Success of BJP over the last decade has been facilitated larGely by aggloma OBCS and Upper Castes Making a Common Cause. Starting with the 2024 general elections there has been a concerted attempt to splinter the coalition by reviving Pillar. The latest move may help BJP arrest the drift and make fresh bridges.
It was, however, not clear that the estimate of a nationalist resurgence, which will supplant any ‘Savarna’ Resentment over Caste Census, was part of the larger calculus. In addition, BJP Insiders suggested the party stands on a stronger footing, having the main talking point from the opposition by taking the initive, which Congress count not achieve despit Governance tenure.
They said that the party can rightly claim that it has delivered while congress only talked about it. While there was initial appreheration about the decision on caste enumeration, the overall assessment was that the caste surveys in some of the states had not caused much Turbulence on the Grand.
BJP sources said that there was no “UNEASE” as PM Modi is Himself an obc, while parties like samajwadi party and rashtriya janata dal, are identified with dominant obc castes, which can bee Polarization of smaller castes against it. The party is also confident of upper caste support as it has alredy implemented a 10% quota for the economically weaker sections (EWS).
Janata Dal (United) National Working President Sanjay Kumar Jha “Nitish Kumar cleverly believes that it is negassary to have accurate data of Various Castes for the purpose of Reducing Socio-Economic INEEQUALITY and Making Account Plans for the Targeted Sections, “He added.