2024-06-12 14:52:26
Patna: The NDA’s efficiency in Bihar was diminished to 30 seats. The state has acquired numerous posts within the Union Council of Ministers – three cupboard and 5 ministers of state. Nonetheless, the NDA’s number of ministers has highlighted the regional and social imbalance. There are six ministers from north Bihar, whereas there is just one minister every from the south and central elements of the state. The BJP appears to have significantly ignored its core Vaishya (Baniya) voter base, whereas the NDA has ignored the OBC Kushwaha group, which has indicated its willingness to unite behind the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)-led Mahagathbandhan.
Kushwaha and Vaishya lacking
Whereas NDA’s Kushwaha face Upendra Kushwaha misplaced from Karakat, BJP candidates misplaced from three neighbouring seats of Ara, Buxar and Sasaram, which have a sizeable Kushwaha inhabitants. JD(U)’s Valmiki Nagar MP Sunil Kumar, a Kushwaha face, didn’t discover a place within the Cupboard. The regional imbalance is obvious within the type of two ministers, JD(U)’s Rajya Sabha MP from Samastipur Ram Nath Thakur and Ujiarpur (which was carved out of Samastipur) MP Nityanand Rai, who come from the identical area. BJP’s Rajya Sabha MP Satish Chandra Dubey, a Brahmin face, comes from Champaran in north Bihar and Lok Janshakti Occasion (Ram Vilas)’s Hajipur MP Chirag Paswan additionally comes from the identical area. BJP’s Giriraj Singh, who represents Begusarai, is the sixth minister from north Bihar. The Ganga divides the state into north Bihar and different areas.
7 Yadavs, 6 Rajputs, 3 Bhumihars gained from Bihar… See the caste sensible record and the whole account of the ‘sport’ right here
Jitan Ram Manjhi from Central Bihar
Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) chief and Gaya MP Jitan Ram Manjhi is the one minister from central Bihar. Equally, JD(U) MP from Munger Rajiv Ranjan Singh, also referred to as Lalan Singh, is the one minister from south Bihar. The NDA has additionally tried to provide illustration to Dalits by together with Manjhi and Paswan. Nonetheless, a BJP chief admitted that the selection of ministers might have higher mirrored regional and social steadiness. “All our 4 ministers are from the trans-Ganga area. We might have included a Vaishya as nicely,” the chief informed ‘Indian Specific’. Social imbalance was additionally clearly seen within the NDA’s number of ministers. JD(U) selected Thakur, son of former CM Karpoori Thakur, to play the Extraordinarily Backward Class (EBC) card, whereas the BJP retained Nityanand Rai with a watch on OBC Yadav votes. The BJP additionally performed its EBC card by making Mallah chief and Muzaffarpur MP Raj Bhushan Choudhary (Nishad) a minister.
Rajputs lacking from the cupboard
Whereas each the JD(U) and the BJP have despatched one Bhumihar every (Lallan Singh and Giriraj Singh) to the Centre, not one of the 5 Rajput NDA MPs have been thought of – BJP’s Radha Mohan Singh (East Champaran), Rajiv Pratap Rudy (Saran) and Janardan Singh Sigriwal (Maharajganj), LJP(R)’s Veena Devi (Vaishali) and JD(U)’s Pretty Anand (Sheohar). Patna Sahib MP and former Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, who comes from the Kayastha group, none of them acquired a spot. A senior JD(U) chief mentioned the occasion was anticipating three posts however acquired solely two. “If we get another put up, it’s more likely to go to the Kurmi or Kushwaha group. Lallan Singh, one of many senior-most leaders of our occasion, deserved a spot within the Cupboard, whereas Thakur’s promotion is an effective selection as he represents the concepts and values of Karpoori Thakur,” the chief mentioned.