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At 26%, ‘upper’ caste representation in the Lok Sabha in 2024 is the lowest it has ever been since independence. This is also the first time that OBC representation matches upper caste representation.
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While both NDA and INDIA contribute to OBC representation, the NDA retains a bias towards upper-caste representation which INDIA – and the Congress in particular – have shed in this election.>
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Gilles Verniers is a Karl Loewenstein Fellow at Amherst College.>
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