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  BJP-RSS 'laboratory' will be built in Madhya Pradesh, says Rahul Gandhi in Shahdol

  Madhya Pradesh | October 10, 2023 15:04 IST

  Congress leader also criticised the BJP during his speech, alleging mistreatment of Adivasis (indigenous tribal communities) within the party. His remarks contribute to the ongoing debate about the caste census's potential to address socio-economic disparities.

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  Opposition's plan to attack Hindu faith for vote bank politics?

  News | September 27, 2023 19:25 IST

  Opposition's plan to attack Hindu faith for vote bank politics?

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  Kurukshetra: PM Modi or Rahul Gandhi...Whom will OBC trust?

  News | September 25, 2023 22:02 IST

  Kurukshetra: PM Modi or Rahul Gandhi...Whom will OBC trust?

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  India TV-CNX survey: Who will OBCs vote for in UP and Bihar if Lok Sabha polls are held today?

  India | September 23, 2023 20:04 IST

  India TV-CNX OBC survey: Who would Other Backward Classes (OBC) vote for in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar if Lok Sabha elections are held today. Well, to gauge the mood of the people, India TV-CNX conducted a survey to predict which bloc NDA or I.N.D.I.A. is likely to get the majority support of the OBCs.

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  Nadda hits back at Congress on OBC row, asks why it did not work during UPA regime

  India | September 21, 2023 15:54 IST

  Nadda was speaking in Rajya Sabha while participating in the discussion on the Women's Reservation Bill, a day after the legislation was passed in the Lok Sabha.

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  'Reservation for Marathas won't affect OBC quota', assures Maharashtra Deputy CM Fadnavis

  Maharashtra | September 16, 2023 20:13 IST

  Maratha reservation row: Deputy CM on Saturday stressed that the state government is seeking to restore the reservation for the Maratha community which is different from the OBC quota.

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  Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election: 61% OBC voters to back BJP, predicts India TV-CNX Survey

  Madhya Pradesh | August 18, 2023 17:53 IST

  At least 61 per cent Other Backward Classes (OBC) voters are likely to back the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Madhya Pradesh assembly elections, predicts India TV-CNX survey.

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  BJP Karnataka performance: Party not only lost Lingayat votes but of Dalits, OBCs too

  Elections | May 15, 2023 16:40 IST

  The Lingayat vote-bank once firmly stood with the BJP and gave it core strength, slipped away in these elections. Congress managed to wrest 44 seats in Lingayat-dominated constituencies while BJP could only get 20 seats.

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  Despite court setback, Yogi Adityanath firm on OBC reservation: Here's what UP CM said

  India | December 28, 2022 6:11 IST

  OBC reservation in UP: The chief minister's remarks came following the Allahabad High Court's judgment quashing the state government's December 5 notification for reservation of Other Backward Classes in the urban local body elections.

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  Allahabad HC's big decision over OBC reservation paves way for UP urban body polls

  India | December 27, 2022 14:52 IST

  The bench quashed the draft notification issued by the Uttar Pradesh government on December 5 for reservation of Other Backward Classes in the urban local body elections.

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  Maha asks SC to recall direction on re-notifying OBC seats in local polls

  India | January 17, 2022 23:25 IST

  A bench, headed by Justice A.M. Khanwilkar, agreed to examine the plea on Wednesday this week. Senior advocate Shekhar Naphade, representing the state government, asked the bench to hear the state government's application for recall of the court's order.

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  Ye Public Hai Sab Jaanti Hai Special: Will Swami Maurya's exit dent BJP's backward class votebank

  News | January 12, 2022 18:05 IST

  The sudden resignation of Swami Prasad Maurya, who is considered a big OBC leader, from the Yogi government, and his decision to join Samajwadi Party just days ahead of UP Assembly election 2022 is certain to create ripples in the BJP.

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  BJP to hold 2-day meeting of OBC Morcha's state working committee from today

  India | September 18, 2021 9:49 IST

  All big leaders of the state will also give information about the steps taken by the government regarding backward classes.

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  NEET Exam 2021: OBC students' body thanks Dharmendra Pradhan for 27% quota in medical entrance

  Education | August 23, 2021 18:34 IST

  OBC students' body expressed their gratitude towards the Union government for proposing the implementation of a 27 per cent quota for NEET.

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  Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut defends opposition act of disrupting the Monsoon session of Parliament

  News | August 12, 2021 11:00 IST

  The security marshals were called in yesterday during the passage of the insurance amendment bill to privatise general insurance companies in the Rajya Sabha. Do you want to scare us? Today we will be meeting in Kharge Ji's chamber and decide what to do: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut

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  Leaders of Opposition parties meet at the office of Mallikarjun Kharge

  News | August 12, 2021 11:00 IST

  Leaders of Opposition parties have planned a protest march on Thursday against the curtailment of the monsoon session of Parliament.

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  Rajya Sabha passes bill to restore states' power on OBC list, Opposition ruckus follows

  Politics | August 11, 2021 19:11 IST

  ​The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed a Constitution amendment bill to restore the powers of states to have their own lists of OBCs for reservation in jobs and educational institutions.

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  Lok Sabha passes key bill to restore states' power to make their own OBC lists

  India | August 10, 2021 22:53 IST

  The Bill aims to restore the power that allowed the states and Union Territories (UTs) to prepare their own Other Backward Class (OBC) list.

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  Modi Cabinet Expansion: With UP Polls in sight, setting the caste arithmetic right was crucial

  India | July 08, 2021 17:32 IST

  Seven new ministers – more than one-fifth of the inclusion- are from Uttar Pradesh, which goes to the polls next year.

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  Will retire from politics if BJP fails to bring back political reservation for OBCs: Fadnavis

  India | June 26, 2021 21:47 IST

  Addressing BJP workers during a protest held at Variety Square chowk as part of the party's 'chakka jam' (block the traffic) agitation for the restoration of OBC quota, the Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly alleged the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government was misleading the people by saying that it will raise this issue in Parliament.