A survey was conducted on the Dalit community in Bihar. National Confederation and The Convergent Media conducted this survey. In the survey, Narendra Modi was found to be popular among Dalit voters. Ram Vilas Paswan was considered the biggest Dalit leader. Tejashwi Yadav was preferred over Nitish Kumar for the post of Chief Minister. The Grand Alliance got more support than the NDA.
Patna: National Confederation of Dalit and Adivasi Organizations (NACDOAR) and The Convergent Media (TCM) have conducted a survey on the Dalit community of Bihar. This survey ran from June 10 to July 4, 2025. It covered 49 assembly seats. The survey found that Narendra Modi is the most popular among Dalit voters. Ram Vilas Paswan is considered the biggest Dalit leader. Tejashwi Yadav is a more preferred Chief Minister candidate than Nitish Kumar.
Survey in these areas of Bihar
This survey was conducted in Kosi, Mithila, Seemanchal, Bhojpur, Champaran and Magadh-Pataliputra areas of Bihar. It was conducted jointly by 98 Dalit activists. 23 Dalit castes like Dusadh, Ravidas/Chaarmkar and Musahar were included in the survey. According to the survey, Narendra Modi has the support of 47.51% Dalits. Rahul Gandhi is getting the support of 40.30% Dalits. Late Ram Vilas Paswan has been considered the biggest Dalit leader by 52.35% Dalits.
Ram Vilas Paswan is the biggest leader of Dalits
65.37% of Dusadh community and 68.36% of other smaller castes consider Ram Vilas Paswan as their leader. Ravidas/Chaarmkar community preferred Babu Jagjivan Ram (47.87%). Chirag Paswan has got the support of 25.88% Dalits. Tejashwi Yadav has got 28.83% support and Nitish Kumar 22.80% support of Dalits. Tejashwi Yadav has become the most preferred Chief Minister candidate among Dalits. Nitish Kumar’s Mahadalit initiative now seems to be weakening.
Grand Alliance ahead in survey
The Grand Alliance has got 46.13% support and NDA 31.93% support in the survey. The Grand Alliance is strong in Kosi and Bhojpur. NDA is ahead in Seemanchal. Compared to 2020, the vote share of the Grand Alliance has increased by 0.19%, while that of the NDA has decreased by 4.6%. Unemployment is the biggest issue of Dalits in Kosi and Bhojpur. Education-health and corruption are also major concerns. 33.15% Dalits give credit to Narendra Modi for the caste census. 48.43% Dalits are dissatisfied with the Nitish government. 71.56% Dalits fear that their names will be removed from the voter list. 82.89% Dalits are in favor of increasing the reservation limit.
Curated by: Devendra Kashyap
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