Opinion: Caste Census A Masterstroke By NDA? Or Modi Govt Just Buckled Under Oppn Pressure

The BJP's caste census move appears to be to snatch Rahul's poll plank and make it its own in the 2029 general elections.

Source : PTI

The Government of India has announced that it will conduct a caste census. The move came as a surprise to many. While the entire country was eagerly awaiting announcement of some kind of definitive action against Pakistan for its hand in the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, the NDA government expressed its willingness to include caste enumeration in the upcoming census in what is being see as an attempt to puncture Rahul Gandhi’s campaign strategy ahead of the Bihar elections.  This