Data shows Dalit MPs battle parties, voters and prejudice even in reserved seats -Rukmini S

The Chitradurga MP’s experience exemplifies how upper castes respond to Dalit politicians, even in 2019.

A Dalit MP from Karnataka had to reason with priests in a village to let him in. They did not. Still, the BJP MP, A. Narayanaswamy, chose not to press charges because the village had voted for him in the 2019 elections.

The incident sparked an important debate not only about the persistence of caste untouchability in present-day India, but also raised questions about reserved constituencies, and how people – especially those not belonging to scheduled castes – feel and vote in reserved constituencies.

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