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Congress’ OBC conference: A half-hearted discussion on OBC interests

While the Congress party ignored the interests of the OBCs, the BJP offered support to them. The OBCs thus voted for the BJP and helped them win the 2014 General Election and other elections that followed. Arun Kumar writes on the Congress' OBC conference and their ploy to win back the OBC vote

Arun Kumar June 12, 2018
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About The Author

Arun Kumar

Arun Kumar teaches in Delhi University. At Jawaharlal Nehru University, he was awarded a PhD for his research titled ‘Rural Reality in Hindi Novels’. He has also been a senior fellow at the Indian Council of Social Science and Research (ICSSR), New Delhi Mobile : +918178055172

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