Bihar Assembly Polls 2025: With the stage set and nominations now closed, Bihar’s political battleground is set for a fiercely contested assembly election to be held in November. The focus has shifted from alliances to voter mobilisation, and amid the familiar caste calculations, one group stands out as the potential kingmaker --- the Scheduled Caste (SC) electorate.

Often overshadowed in public debate, the SC community’s electoral significance has grown considerably. Comprising nearly one-fifth of Bihar’s population, their consolidated vote could prove decisive in determining which alliance secures a mandate to govern the state.

Scheduled Castes: A Growing Political Force

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The latest 2023 caste census reveals that SC voters now constitute nearly 20%

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