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How two big caste-based decisions of the NDA are playing out in Tamil Nadu polls How two big caste-based decisions of the NDA are playing out in Tamil Nadu polls Just hours before the Election Commission announced the election schedule, the Tamil Nadu assembly passed the Special Reservation Act 2021 that envisaged 10.5 per cent quota for Vanniyars in education and employment within the 20 per cent reservation for MBCs and De-notified communities. advertisement UPDATED: April 4, 2021 18:12 IST Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves at crowd during a public meeting in support of their NDA candidates for Tamil Nadu Assembly polls (Picture Credits: PTI) Like every other state in India, caste plays a critical part in elections in Tamil Nadu. No wonder then that in the run-up to the assembly elections, the ruling AIADMK along with its partner BJP, took two significant decisions that it thought would ensure the die was cast(e) in its favour on 6 April. ....