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  Congress will conduct caste census in Madhya Pradesh after winning Assembly elections: Kharge

  Madhya Pradesh | August 25, 2023 15:15 IST

  Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge announced that the Congress will establish a university in Sagar in the name of Sant Ravidas as soon as their government is formed in the state.

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  Patna HC upholds Bihar caste survey, dismisses pleas challenging Bihar govt's decision to conduct it

  Bihar | August 01, 2023 13:37 IST

  Earlier, the Patna High Court put a stay on the caste-based survey on May 4. The development is a big relief for the Nitish government.

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  Bihar: Who is 'Roopchand' husband of 40 women? Shocking caste survey finding; reality will amaze you

  Bihar | April 26, 2023 12:20 IST

  Interestingly, no one knows who Roopchand is, and where he is. Rajiv Ranjan Rakesh, who went there to conduct the caste census, said he spoke to the women living in the red-light area.

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  Row erupts in Bihar after third gender denoted as 'caste' in headcount survey

  Bihar | April 08, 2023 12:37 IST

  As per the 2011 Census, the total population of transgender persons in Bihar is 40,827.

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  What did Akhilesh Yadav said to Yogi Adityanath in anger? Watch | Lucknow

  News | February 20, 2023 21:10 IST

  In Delhi, where there is an uproar over the attack on Owaisi's house, the Samajwadi Party is making noise over the caste census in UP. When the budget session of UP started today, Akhilesh once again raised the demand for caste census.

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  SC to hear plea against Bihar govt's move to conduct caste survey on January 20

  Bihar | January 11, 2023 19:35 IST

  A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice P S Narasimha posted the matter for hearing after a lawyer appearing for the petitioner mentioned the matter.

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  Muqabla: Caste-based census begins amid war of words between RJD & BJP | Nitish Kumar | Bihar Jati J

  News | January 07, 2023 19:52 IST

  The caste-based census commenced in Bihar on Saturday (January 7) amid the war of words between Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday (January 6) said that the government is fully prepared to conduct caste-based census in the state.

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  Caste-based survey in Bihar soon, says RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav after all-party meet

  India | June 02, 2022 10:57 IST

  After an all-party meeting, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said that a caste-based survey will be done in Bihar soon.

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  Lalu Prasad Yadav returns to Patna amid clamour for caste census, fresh CBI case

  India | May 26, 2022 11:52 IST

  Lalu Prasad arrived in Patna along with eldest daughter Misa Bharti, at whose Delhi residence he had stayed since his release on bail granted last month by the Jharkhand High Court in fodder scam cases.

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  Caste-based census: BJP, JD-U finally on same page, Nitish to hold big meet on June 1

  India | May 25, 2022 16:14 IST

  Sources told India TV that BJP has assured Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of support for the caste-based Census in Bihar.

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  Caste-based census: Bihar government to hold all-party meeting on June 1

  India | May 25, 2022 7:41 IST

  Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, the Education Minister of Bihar has confirmed the development. He said that all political parties have agreed on the meeting for the caste-based census.

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  Nitish Kumar's all-party meet on caste census this week: Why it's a snub for 'big brother' BJP

  India | May 23, 2022 23:12 IST

  The opposition and the ruling JDU in the state have been on the same page on caste census - as they argue that having knowledge of the caste constitution of the population will lead to better policies to help all the communities.

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  All-party meeting soon to take decision on caste-based census in Bihar: CM Nitish Kumar

  India | November 19, 2021 20:16 IST

  The Centre had in September told the Supreme Court in an affidavit that caste census of Backward Classes is administratively difficult and cumbersome and excluding such information from the purview of the exercise is a ''conscious policy decision''.

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  Tejashwi writes to non-BJP leaders, seeks support on caste census for backward classes

  India | September 25, 2021 14:43 IST

  Yadav, whose father Lalu Prasad and his arch-rival Chief Minister Nitish Kumar owe their rise in politics to the Mandal movement for OBC empowerment, said in his letter “we need to join our hands and push the government of the day” on the issue of caste census.

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  Tejashwi Yadav writes to 33 senior non-BJP leaders, seeks demand of caste-based census

  News | September 25, 2021 13:21 IST

  Tejashwi Yadav has written a letter to 33 non-BJP senior leaders, seeking demand of caste-based census. He said that the centre isn't in favour of caste census.

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  Seven-member committee constituted by Congress to study matters of caste census

  India | September 04, 2021 7:42 IST

  Earlier in the Lok Sabha, several opposition members demanded the caste-based census.

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  PM Modi listened to everyone's opinion: CM Nitish on Caste Census

  News | August 24, 2021 18:00 IST

  A day after meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding caste-based census, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on August 24 said that PM listened to everyone's opinion carefully and now he has to make a decision.

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  Caste-based census: Mamata Banerjee says will accept it if all parties agree

  India | August 24, 2021 13:56 IST

  Mamata Banerjee's statement came at the backdrop of a 10-party delegation from Bihar headed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi to push for a caste-based census.

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  BJP not averse to caste census: Sushil Kumar Modi

  India | August 23, 2021 10:51 IST

  Nitish Kumar's JD(U), RJD and other political parties from Bihar are pressing for a caste-based census. They are saying that the exercise will not only benefit Bihar, but the whole country.  

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  Nitish Kumar-led delegation to demand caste census in meeting with PM Modi today

  India | August 23, 2021 0:00 IST

  On Saturday, the Bihar government released the list of 11 members who will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the issue of caste-based census.