Dehradun, June 17 -- The only political forces holding out against the BJP are the caste-based parties, as also the odd regional outfits like the DMK and TMC. These claim to be 'secular' only for the sake of keeping a hold on India's second largest majority, the Muslims, otherwise there is nothing in the states they govern that upholds that principle. The real interests of the Indian citizen are largely ignored. This is the kind of embedded fascism that is exploding in the United States these days.
The next 'Panipat' in this fight for dominance will be seen in the coming assembly elections in Bihar, the bastion of caste politics. While the NDA Governments at the Centre and in the state are focused on making Bihar a model of development thr...