Kuruba community demands priority in State politics
The Kuruba community has formally requested greater political representation in Andhra Pradesh, specifically seeking MLC seats ahead of upcoming local body elections. Community leaders also petitioned the government for land in Tirupati to establish a community center and student hostel.
Why it matters
This highlights the ongoing influence of caste-based advocacy groups in Indian state politics and their role in negotiating electoral support with major political parties.
Ahead of the ensuing local body polls in the State, the Kuruba community has demanded that the State government accord priority to it in politically significant positions.
Shepherd India International and the South India Kuruba, Kuruma, Kurumbhan, Kuruvam, and Dhangar Sangham conducted a meeting in Tirupati on Sunday, which was attended by Karnataka State Guarantee Schemes Implementation Authority Chairman H.M. Revanna, also a former Cabinet Minister, as the chief guest.
Recalling that the community had not been elected so far as MLC in Andhra Pradesh, he demanded that the NDA government offer at least two seats for the community, one of which should be from the TDP, in view of the promise made by the Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu to the community in the past.
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