Patna, May 1 -- RJD MP Sanjay Yadav has termed the Centre's announcement of a caste census an" ideological and policy victory" for his party.

"It had been our long-pending demand, decade-long demand...This anti-Dalit, anti-Backwards Government has not taken this up to date. They have made this decision now," Sanjay Yadav told ANI on Wednesday.

"They have decided to get this done in the upcoming Census, but what would you do with this data? What policies will you make? There is an NDA government in Bihar. What decision are you making in the 17 months since we got it done here? Nothing," he added.

He demanded seats reserved in the Rajya Sabha and Vidhan Parishad in proportion to the data of the caste census.

"We demand that there should...