backward classes
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh govt kicks off comprehensive caste census on Friday
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government on Friday kicked off its comprehensive caste census to enumerate all communities in the state. Information and Public Relations (I & PR) Minister C Srinivasa Venugopala Krishna…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP: TDP plans separate election manifesto for Backward Classes
Amaravati: The opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) is planning a separate manifesto for the Backward Classes for next year’s elections to the Andhra Pradesh Assembly. TDP General Secretary Nara Lokesh on Friday…
- India
Akhilesh pitches caste census for backward communities rights, respect
Jind: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday said there are many people from backward communities and classes who are yet to be brought into the mainstream, as he pitched for a caste…
- Telangana
Telangana Congress chief mocks BJP over BC for CM promise
Hyderabad: Telangana Congress President A. Revanth Reddy on Sunday mocked the BJP over its BC for Chief Minister promise by asking how a party whose candidates will not even save deposits can…
- Telangana
Telangana polls: PM Modi reiterates BJP’s BC CM vow in Hyderabad meet
Hyderabad: Spearheading the BJP’s campaign for the upcoming Telangana Assembly polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi remarked that the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and the Congress “are two sides of the same coin,…
- Telangana
Neither did anything for BCs: K Kavitha tears into BJP, Congress
Nizamabad: Amid the frenzied political discourse around caste census, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha on Monday hit out at the Congress and the BJP on Monday, claiming that neither has…
- Telangana
Telangana: Kishan Reddy slams Rahul for mocking BJP’s BC CM vow
Hyderabad: Taking exception to Rahul Gandhi making light of BJP’s announcement to make a backward caste leader the chief minister in Telangana, Union Minister G Kishan Reddy on Sunday said the Congress…
- Hyderabad
BJP plays caste card in Telangana by promising state an OBC CM
Hyderabad: The BJP is playing the BC card in Telangana with the saffron party’s promise that if voted to power in the state, it will make a leader from backward classes the…
- Top Stories
Telangana polls: BJP’s CM will be from BCs, promises Amit Shah
Hyderabad: Union home minister Amit Shah announced that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will nominate a candidate from the Backward Classes (BC) as its chief minister, if the party wins the upcoming…
- Telangana
BJP to field 35-40 BC candidates for Telangana polls: MP K Laxman
Hyderabad: BJP MP and member of the party’s central election committee K Laxman said on Saturday that his party will field between 35 and 40 BC candidates in the upcoming Telangana elections…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra govt to begin BC caste census around Nov 15
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government will begin the Backward Classes caste census around November 15, aimed at better serving the 139 communities that fall under this category, Minister C Srinivasa Venugopala Krishna…
- Telangana
Telangana: BC leaders in Congress meet to discuss seat allocation
Hyderabad: Congress leaders in Telangana belonging to the backward classes on Sunday said BC candidates should be given at least 34 seats out of the total 119. Former Congress MP Madhu Yashki…
- India
If voted to power, Congress will set up separate ministry for backward classes
Mumbai: The Congress will set up a separate ministry at the Centre to tackle the problems of the backward classes, SC/ST and others when it comes to power, AICC General Secretary Mukul…
- Opinions
Exclusion of Muslims in Telangana govt schemes raise concerns
Hyderabad: Concerns have emerged regarding an alleged organized conspiracy to deprive Muslims of government schemes in Telangana. Questions have been raised about whether the state government is following the path of the…
- Telangana
Telangana BJP announces ‘BC Declaration’ for welfare of backward classes
Hyderabad: The BJP in Telangana on Thursday announced a ‘BC Declaration’ listing out promises to be implemented for the welfare of backward classes if the party comes to power in the Assembly…
