DMK to BJP, Jharkhand to Haryana: What explains the sweeping support for state-based reservations?
A slowing economy and the immense shock of the lockdown means states are rushing to reserve jobs in private industry for their citizens. Shoaib Daniyal
India is seeing a wave of state reservations sweep its politics.
On Saturday, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam released its manifesto for the upcoming Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu. One promise stood out: the party said it would reserve 75% of jobs in industry for Tamils, if elected to power.
Just a day earlier, the Jharkhand Cabinet passed a policy that reserved 75% of private sector jobs up to a salary of Rs 30,000 per month for Jharkhandis, thus fulfilling the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha’s 2019 campaign promise.