Influence of caste on politics:
(i) While choosing candidates for election, political parties consider the caste composition of the voters to win support.
(ii) When the government is formed, political parties take care that representative from different castes find place in the government.
(iii) Political parties make appeal to the caste sentiments to win votes.
(iv) Some political parties are known to favour some particular caste.
(v) Universal ***** franchise and the principle of one-person one-vote have compelled the political leaders to bring caste sentiments into politics to muster support.
