A tribal culture prevails. Chamars hog reservation among Dalits, Yadavs among the backward. There is smouldering resentment against both. There is reservation for deprived forwards. Yadavs and Banias are backward in Bihar, forward in Delhi.
Backward castes welcome it.
Only Mulayam Singh and Mayawati, Yadav and Chamar respectively, bitterly oppose it. Reservation gains are illusory. Almost 120 million backwards competing for 30,000 government jobs is pathetic. Mulayam Singh and Mayawati should worry. The bjp may look doomed.