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    Posted on October 21st, 2024 in Exam Details (QP Included)

    On the Maratha reservation, there is close social consensus.

    • The survey aimed to understand voters’ perceptions on the demand for Maratha reservation, its agitation, and its social acceptability.
    • Four out of 10 respondents agreed that Manoj Jarange Patil and his followers should contest the Assembly elections.
    • Patil and his supporters have threatened existing political players with their own political outfits, indicating the potential of independent Maratha candidates.
    • Two-fifths of respondents believed movement and strikes were the correct way of making demands for reservation.
    • Less than three out of 10 respondents believed the demand could have been pursued through different means.
    • Only four out of 10 respondents knew about a new law providing 10% reservation to Maratha community in educational institutions and government jobs.
    • An overwhelming share of respondents supported the demand to some extent, with Maratha voters supporting it more than other groups.
    • The demand received strong support from Scheduled Tribe respondents and those identifying themselves as Kunbi.
    • Among Other Backward Classes, one out of 10 opposed any kind of reservation to Marathas, while one-fifths of respondents from Scheduled Castes and upper castes opposed it.

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