Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday accused the Samajwadi Party of using caste as a political tool while doing nothing for the weaker sections of the society when it was in power in the state.
'Political party and candidate' was the most significant factor in deciding voting patterns in three of the four states that went to the polls last month with the issue of "corruption" having varied significance among voters, according to the analysis by Today's Chanakya of its survey amo
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanth took a veiled dig at the opposition on Thursday and alleged that those who are avert to development are engaged in dividing the country on the basis of caste, faith and dynastic politics.
"We are also in favour of caste-wise census and our senior leaders are also in favour of it but it is a matter for the central government to conduct the caste-wise census," said Keshav Prasad Maurya.
Telangana BJP Chief G Kishan Reddy casted his vote for Telangana Assembly elections and urged the people to exercise their duty by casting their votes.
Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader K Kavitha casted her vote for Telangana assembly polls on Thursday morning and appealed to the 'urban voters' to exercise their franchise.
CTI Chairman Brijesh Goyal has penned a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging the government to conduct a caste survey to shed light on the economic dynamics influenced by different sections of society.
"North Bengal can be called a demographic kaleidoscope. We have people from multiple castes, religions and ethnic communities. They have different needs and ideologies. If the government says that they are all secessionist forces then it's wrong," Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said.
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak said on Saturday that people in Rajasthan are supporting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) beyond caste and religion.