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As reservation policies for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) were introduced and extended, the need for accurate data on these communities became essential.
Source: https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/fpj-editorial-a-caste-bombshell-from-bihar
In between are a multitude of lower and intermediate castes, which are roughly believed to constitute about 52% of the population, and are recognised as Other Backward Classes or OBCs.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-66851962?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said that in 2017, when the BJP was losing the Gujarat elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had played the OBC (Other Backward Classes) card against the Congress there.