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Ahinda[1] (a Kannada acronym for Alpasankhyataru or minorities, Hindulidavaru or backward classes, and Dalitaru or Dalits) is a political terminology coined by the Karnataka state's first backward leader Devraj Urs, AHINDA has been reinvigorated by Siddaramaiah.[2][3]
There are two explanations regarding the motives behind Ahinda. Firstly, it is a challenge to the continuing dominant caste hegemony in Karnataka politics. Secondly, it is a non-political social movement aimed at pursuing the cause of social justice to the oppressed classes.[4]
The religious minorities, Dalit and Adivasis constitute 39% of the state’s population – Muslims and Christians (14.79%), Scheduled Castes (17.14%) and Scheduled Tribes (6.95%) and thus they form a significant electorate within the state. However political alignment is not along demographic lines because of the inherent political differences between Chalavadi and Madiga sub groups within Scheduled Castes.[5][6]
See also
References
- ↑ https://ahinda.in/
- ↑ In Karnataka, it is Congress party's AHINDA versus BJP's Hindutva, Sharma, Supriya. Scroll.in(7 February 2018).
- ↑ India's 2014 Elections: A Modi-led BJP Sweep{{#if:Wallace|, Wallace}. SAGE Publications India(7 July 2015). ISBN 9789351505174
- ↑ Emerging Political Leadership Of Backward Classes In Karnataka{{#if:M.H|, M.H}. Lulu.com. ISBN 9781329462205
- ↑ In Karnataka, it is Congress party's AHINDA versus BJP's Hindutva, Sharma, Supriya. Scroll.in(7 February 2018). Retrieved 2021-07-01.
- ↑ Lucky in Its Adversaries: A Slipshod Congress Gains a Majority in the Karnataka Election. Economic and Political Weekly({Template:Date).