JDU Candidate Caste Breakdown for bihar election 2025: Nitish Kumar’s Social Engineering Strategy
Janata Dal United (JDU), led by chief minister Nitish Kumar, has released its full list of 101 candidates for the upcoming bihar Assembly election 2025. The party has emphasized a carefully crafted caste arithmetic, reflecting the findings of the recent caste census and targeting various social groups across the state.
Here is a detailed breakdown of the JDU's candidate selection strategy:
✅ Total Candidates Announced: 101
First list (Oct 15): 57 candidates
Second list (Oct 16): 44 candidates
🧮 Caste-Based Distribution:
Backward Classes (OBC): 37 candidates
Most backward classes (MBC): 22 candidates
Scheduled Castes (SC): 15 candidates
Scheduled Tribes (ST): 1 candidate
Minority Communities: 4 candidates
General Category: 22 candidates
👥 Community-Wise Representation:
Kushwaha: 13 candidates (highest representation)
Kurmi: 12 candidates
Rajput: 10 candidates (highest among upper castes)
Bhumihar: 9 candidates
Yadav: 8 candidates
Dhanuk: 8 candidates
👩 women Representation:
Total women Candidates: 13
🔍 Key Highlights:
CM Nitish Kumar’s party has addressed NDA’s minority representation gap by fielding 4 minority candidates.
The list includes chetan Anand, son of anand Mohan, and sumit Singh, an independent winner in 2020, both from the Rajput community.
The caste distribution appears to strategically balance backward, upper caste, and minority groups.
Nitish Kumar has aligned the candidate selection closely with the caste census to maximize social representation and electoral gains.
JDU’s caste-conscious approach underlines a deeper social and political calculation aimed at consolidating support across caste lines in Bihar’s diverse electorate.
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