While the Congress and the INLD have been traditionally battling for Jat votes, in 2014, the BJP initiated a new social engineering of consolidating the non-Jat votes
In addition to the threats posed by the Jats and other groups, the BJP will have to stop a campaign among SCs, STs and OBCs that the party intends to stop all caste-cased quotas by bringing in the economic criteria as the yardstick.
Understanding the dynamism among these communities will shed light on their voting patterns and how they could influence the assembly elections scheduled for next month
The Jat body plans to gherao Parliament on Monday alleging that their demands, including quota, have not been met.
The government has started discussions at the "highest level" to put in place a policy on airfares, including possible cap, as concerns persist over steep fluctuations in air ticket prices, especially during peak demand periods
Analysts polled by CNBC-TV18 expect revenue growth likely to remain volume-led. Volume growth is estimated at 8-13 percent. It had announced average 2 percent price cut across all segments in March. Revenue may see marginal impact of Jat agitation in Rohtak.
A total of Rs 63.33 crore has been disbursed to affected people whose properties got damaged during pro quota Jat agitation in February.
Forbes, who took charge last week, also said it was too early to say if such issues were diluting the focus away from economic growth and development.
"The total loss suffered by Railways on account of damage to property and cancellation of tickets during the recent Jat agitation is about Rs 55.92 crore," he said in Lok Sabha.
Eicher Motors maintained its strong sales growth. It has registered a 63 percent year-on-year growth in Royal Enfield sales at 49,156 units, majorly led by models with engine capacity upto 350cc.
The Home Minister told the Prime Minister that most of the blocked roads had been reopened and water supply to Delhi had resumed after intervention by the security forces, the sources said.