Yadavs are roughly 14.5% of the population in Bihar. They dominate the politics there, not just in terms of seats, but in terms of leadership projection.

Muslims are almost 17% of Bihar.

Can you imagine an RJD equivalent for Muslims?

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Why not? Certainly not due to numbers. It's about attitude, courage, and political acumen

Muslims are 12% in Telangana (inflated due to Partition of the state), but they're a much stronger political force than those in UP where Muslims constitute 20% of the population
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Muslims have always been a minority, despite which we've managed all sorts of things. This defeatist minority attitude which looks for saviours outside the community is worst in the Congressi Musalmans (the one's ideologically and financially aligned to INC).

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So grow over this. Stake your claim in the Indian polity. Nobody's going to hand it down to us on a platter. Claim your space, others will make space and adjust accordingly.

Organize. Mobilize. And resist.

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