Chirag Paswan vs Jitan Manjhi in Bihar: SC 'creamy layer' debate divides NDA; will it open up a Pandora's box?
<a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/chirag-paswan-vs-jitan-manjhi-in-bihar-sc-creamy-layer-debate-divides-nda-will-it-open-up-a-pandoras-box/articleshow/133730668.cms"><img border="0" hspace="10" align="left" style="margin-top:3px;margin-right:5px;" src="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/133730668.cms" /></a>Two influential Dalit leaders in Bihar are embroiled in a public discourse about sub-quotas related to existing reservations. This rift within the Scheduled Caste community may stir up political complexities for the NDA government. The BJP must navigate the demands of anti-reservation activists and also its allies, who seek changes in reservation policy, even as it strives to maintain the balance of its electoral coalition pressures.