India, Oct. 19 -- As you know, whether it's an assembly election in Bihar, votes are cast based on caste, with development becoming a secondary issue. Therefore, this time too, caste dominates the elections, especially with the announcement of candidates. All parties have tried to indicate how many candidates from each caste have been fielded in the electoral arena, along with the announcement of candidate names.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has kept the caste balance in mind while selecting candidates, awarding tickets to upper castes, backward castes, extremely backward castes, and Dalits. The party has fielded the highest number of candidates, 49, from the upper castes. Tickets have been given to 40 candidates from the backward an...