Caste and Politics in India: A Study

India has nature of multiculturalism. It has the objective of welfare state and it‟s represented by the principle of „Secularism‟. The thousand of years ago the caste system was originated in India. Later, in Vedic period the caste system was structurally organised by the four varns (Brahman, Kshatriya, Vyshya and Shudras) based on the occupation of man. In the changing of Indian civil society the role of „caste‟ spreads across the state by the recognition of individual. The socio-political changes of the state need to achieve the desired goals of the state in order to providing good facilities and administration to its citizens. The social identities such as culture, customs, traditions and the practices are interfere more in human life irrespective of the human values. Hence, the government has to take care of its citizens providing the services based on its strength and stability. In such a way the role and responsibilities of political parties are essential in the formation of a political system which involved in the social system. Hence, the political parties are act as „agent‟ of „political socialization‟ of a man. In the modern age of politics based on the activities of political parties where it creates the public opinion in order to the attractions of people, providing public platforms, providing good services or to create popularity. It means the political identity need not to be the representation of the people by their caste, gender, religion and communal. The political homogeneity is the principle which ensures that political equality among the representatives and their electoral constituency irrespective of the above elements. But unfortunately, In India the Political representation based on few political evils such as caste, money and political blessings. The „caste‟ is the measuring tool of candidates and the electorates in the electoral constituencies for the beginning of the political process through the political recruitment to receive the portfolios in the government. Therefore, it is a type of fissure ahead in the civil society groups and it will be the causes for the decline of political system and to recreate the history of „Varna system‟ in our future.