{"id":1380,"date":"2026-08-09T19:11:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/development-has-overshadowed-the-influence-of-caste-in-electoral-upsc-psir-2019-2505\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T21:24:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:54:23","slug":"development-has-overshadowed-the-influence-of-caste-in-electoral-upsc-psir-2019-2505","status":"publish","type":"psir_pyq","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/development-has-overshadowed-the-influence-of-caste-in-electoral-upsc-psir-2019-2505\/","title":{"rendered":"Development has overshadowed the influence of caste in electoral behaviour in recent elections. Discuss."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pq-flow\">\n<div class=\"pq-flow-h\">Flow snapshot <em>\u2014 how the answer moves<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p1\"><span>Intro routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> recent verdicts fought on <i>vikas<\/i>, welfare, leadership, security <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> claim: development has replaced caste<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> Indian vote never single-factor <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> caste not erased, only reworked inside development politics<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p2\"><span>Body flow<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p>caste still long-term determinant (rural\/state) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Kothari<\/b>: democracy works <i>through<\/i> society, caste politicised by elites <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b>Yadav\u2019s<\/b> \u201cdemocratic upsurge\u201d (OBC\/backward\/Dalit entry) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> development\u2019s real rise <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Vaishnav<\/b> \u201cgood economics <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> good politics\u201d, verdicts reward welfare\/governance\/leadership <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> two logics combine, not cancel <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Jaffrelot<\/b>: caste relevant, form changes <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> welfare travels through caste\/community networks <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b>Yadav\u2019s<\/b> \u201cIdentity Plus\u201d: caste works alongside development<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p3\"><span>Counter-view<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p><b class=\"pq-sc\">Banerjee<\/b>: voters still shaped by caste and religion <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> development talk sits atop older loyalties <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> caste not overshadowed at all<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p4\"><span>Conclusion routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> development gives legitimacy, caste gives voice and networks<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> combination, not replacement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"pyq_year":[37],"pyq_marks":[31],"pyq_topic":[66],"pyq_paper":[33],"class_list":["post-1380","psir_pyq","type-psir_pyq","status-publish","hentry","pyq_year-37","pyq_marks-20-marks","pyq_topic-party-system","pyq_paper-paper-1"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/psir_pyq"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1380\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4792,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1380\/revisions\/4792"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pyq_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_year?post=1380"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_marks","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_marks?post=1380"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_topic?post=1380"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_paper","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_paper?post=1380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}