The year 1974 is considered an important year not only in the politics of bihar but also in the politics of India, because in this year Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan had given the call for complete revolution. As a result, the country witnessed a series of new developments. The declaration of emergency for "internal security" had taken away the freedom of democratic institutions. In North India, "anti-Congress" was considered to mean opposition to the social status quo.
In those days, non-Congress political parties not only fought against the Emergency but also provided political consciousness to the sleeping social groups. At that time, congress leaders were not considered symbols of social change in villages and towns. The victory of the newly formed Janata party in the general elections held in 1977 was seen not from a political but from a social point of view. But the leaders yearning for power were worried about their respective positions.
Therefore, the promise of political empowerment of people at the bottom of the social structure cannot be considered less than a farce. Karpoori Thakur, who was ready to give voice to the plight of the people of the most backward class, was always deceived by the political managers. The discussion of fields and barns raises the intentions of the caste heroes. The stable society of the village has certainly taken the help of political ideals to express its wishes, but has not shown eagerness to adopt modern values. Therefore, when the winds of Mandal Commission blew, new feudal lords emerged in the hindi belt, who was expressing their commitment not towards economic development but towards caste superiority.
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