As various parties announce their candidates for the politically hefty state of UP, it is clear that caste is the overriding factor and any outfit desirous of forming the government shall be ignoring this fact at it's own peril.
The underlying principle of social engineering implies that the caste one was born into determines one's ability to win votes of different communities is totally normalised in Indian politics today.
The poisonous caste cauldron is stirred to frothing by all parties in the fond hope of winning the popular mandate. Healthcare, economy, education, inflation, unemployment, rising prices do not invite even fleeting attention from the state legislature.
This is a vicious cycle where a neta wins at the hustings and then in his self-interest deepens or reinforces schisms with much greater granularity than even religious polarisation.
Whosoever forms the government shall face a major trust deficit from certain castes from day one and thus the arc of venom gets extended ad nauseam.
