Karnataka's Caste-astrophe: Rahul's Census Gambit Has Already Backfired

Dear Reader,

Remember 'jitni abaadi, utna haq'? This was Rahul Gandhi's idea - you do a caste census, find out the numbers and rejig reservations to the oppressed communities according to the numbers in the survey.

Sounds easy right? But what major change in politics has been this simple? India's caste equations and associated reservations tend to be far more complex and nuanced than Rahul Gandhi's count and fix scheme.

This is the story of why (or how!) a simple caste survey can potentially unleash a political storm in a state like Karnataka. It's not as simple as Rahul Gandhi imagines it to be.

https://swarajyamag.com/politics/look-no-further-than-karnataka-to-know-why-rahul-gandhis-cynical-bluster-on-caste-census-will-boomerang-on-congress

Amar Govindarajan