Amid reports of disquiet in ruling alliance partners in Bihar over the caste-based Census, sources have indicated that the two major ruling constituents of the NDA BJP and JD(U) have reached a consensus for the exercise that has become a focal point in the state s politics. Sources said that the BJP has assured Nitish Kumar that it will support his call for a caste-based Census. The development assumes significance as it comes in the backdrop of reports of differences in the alliance between