UP elections: Apna Dal demands separate ministry for caste census and other backward classes
- Apna Dal, an ally in the NDA government, has demanded a caste census in the country in view of the UP elections.
- Apart from Apna Dal, JDU has also made such a demand. Apart from this, Apna Dal has also demanded to open a separate ministry for other backward classes.
- Apna Dal wants to get an idea of the caste equation in the state before the UP elections.
- OBC has a large voter base in UP. In such a situation, it is being linked with the preparations for the assembly elections.
- Ashish Patel, working president of Apna Dal and husband of Anupriya Patel, said that caste census is very important in the present times.
