Nitish plans for caste census in Bihardespite opposition from BJP

The announcement came barely a week after the Bihar Opposition leader and RJD lawmaker Tejashwi Yadav held a closed-door meeting with the chief minister at the latter's residence over the issue. But what was more surprising is that the chief minister revealed his plan on the sidelines of a religious event organised to observe 2566th Buddha Jayanti in Patna on Monday.