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A contest of competing caste elites in Bihar | Number Theory

India, Nov. 6 -- The first part of this series described how upper caste economic dominance has moved away from agriculture in Bihar. The second part of this series will explain the contours of politi... Read More


Why caste struggle is not class struggle in Bihar anymore | Number Theory

India, Nov. 5 -- These pages, over the last couple of weeks, have carried detailed statistical analysis of political representation by caste in Bihar - both among all of Bihar's 3,629 MLAs from 1962-2... Read More


What history tells us about Bihar's 2025 contest

India, Oct. 7 -- Bihar will elect its 18th assembly in a two-phase election beginning November 6. On the face of it, the contest is about whether Nitish Kumar will become the chief minister of the sta... Read More