Demand For Caste Based Census Rising?

JD(U) of Bihar raised the issue and the CM of Bihar also met with the PM with delegates from all parties to convince them of the necessity to give representation to the downtrodden as per their base source says. Initially, no party came forward outside the state of Bihar but now some regional parties came in support source says. Akhilesh Yadav, Chief of SP is also trying to prepare the ground on the caste-based census. He blamed BJP for not being ready to extend benefits to OBC and backward hence opposing the proposal source says. Congress and SP also raised the demand for the caste-based census in MP to allure backwards and OBC voters. Several meetings are being arranged to pursue the matter source says. YSR Congress also raised the issue in an all-party meeting convened by the government and demanded caste base censuses throughout the country. The ruling party of Andhra Pradesh also favoured census on a caste basis source says. TRS, BJD and TMC also supported the demand source says.