Chart: BJP has played the caste game well in Bihar

The BJP has played the caste game well in Bihar. [caption id=“attachment_1459379” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Reuters[/caption] As things stand now, the party looks like it has little to worry about. It seems to have done everything right. It has played the caste cards well, its alliance with the RJD has been well timed and fruitful, and the Modi wave seems to have worked its magic on the upper castes - putting it in a near unassailable position. The BJP’s tie up with Ram Vilas Paswan’s LJP has also clearly worked. The steady increase in the party’s voteshare among Dalit and OBC voters is testimony to this fact. As many as 45 percent of ‘other’ OBC’s are expected to vote for the BJP; along with 33 percent of Dalits. This along with the fact that 71 percent of the upper caste vote is expected to stay with the party puts the BJP in a very strong position. Take a look at the charts below for the full story: