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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's party Janta Dal United (JDU) has named 101 candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections so far. A detailed analysis of the candidates' list tells JDU has emphasised balancing the caste equation while following the tested Luv-Kush equation.

The party has given the highest 37 tickets to the candidates from the Other Backwards Class (OBC). Nitish Kumar has also entrusted faith in the Luv-Kush equation by giving 25 tickets under it.

JDU's caste-equation in ticket distribution

Apart from giving 37 tickets to OBCs, the Nitish Kumar-led party has fielded 22 candidates each from the Extremely Backward Class and General Category.

From the Scheduled Castes, JDU has given tickets to 15 candidates. While four candidates have been fielded from the minority community, one is from the Scheduled Tribes.

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Among the total 101 candidates of the JDU, 13 candidates are women.

Luv-Kush combination

Luv-Kush equation is a political term that refers to an alliance of Koeri (Kushwaha) and Kurmi communities, which is a crucial vote bank for Nitish's JDU. It is similar to RJD's MY (Muslim-Yadav) combination.

Together, these communities can influence the outcome of polls in almost 50 to 60 constituencies. Under the Luv-Kush, Kushwaha community candidates have been given 13 tickets, while 12 candidates have been fielded from the Kurmi community.

Caste-wise distribution

The list includes 8 candidates each from the Yadav and Dhanuk communities, 3 from the Mallah communities, 2 from the Gangota, Kaamat, Chandravanshi, Teli, and Kalwar castes, and 1 from the Halwai, Kanu, Agrahari, Sudhi, and Goswami castes.

SC: Among the 15 people from the Scheduled Castes who have been given tickets, five seats have been given to Musahar-Manjhi, five to Ravidas, two to Pasi, one seat each to Paswan, Sardar-Bansphor, Kharwar and Dhobi.

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General: In the general category, the Rajput caste has secured the highest number of seats, 10. JDU has fielded nine candidates from the Bhumihar caste, while two from the Brahmin caste and one from the Kayastha caste have been given tickets.

Minority candidates: Of the four people from the minority community to whom JDU has given tickets, two are from the extremely backward class and two are from the general category.

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