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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- Caste-based mobilisation is the organised aggregation of caste groups into collective political actors to pursue electoral, economic, and social demands within India's constitutional framework.
- How does caste-based mobilisation differ from communalism?
- What is the constitutional basis for caste-based claims in India?
- Why is the caste census politically contentious?
- How did the Mandal Commission shape contemporary mobilisation?

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Caste-based mobilisation is the organised aggregation of caste groups into collective political actors to pursue electoral, economic, and social demands within India's constitutional framework.

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