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POLITICISATION OF CASTE - Coggle Diagram
POLITICISATION OF CASTE
1.INSTRUMENTALISATION FOR VOTES
CASTE USED AS A POLITICAL TOOL
DIVERTS FOCUS FROM DEVELOPMENT AND GOVERNANCE
2.CASTE- BASED MOBILIZATION
vote bank politics
deepens societal divisions
Campaigns based on caste identities
6. EXAMPLE: MANDAL COMISSION 1990
OBC reservations
Major political impact
3.CASTE-BASED POLITICAL PARTIES
SP,BSP(Focus on Dalits and OBCs
JD(U)and other regional caste-centric parties
Leads to polarisation
5.CASTE-BASED RESERVATION
used to mobilize specific communities
Causes group tensions
Political debates on reservation policies
4. CASTE-BASED LEADERSHIP
Unequal power distribution
Reinforces caste hierarchies
Dominance of specific castes in political leadership