Having lost four consecutive assembly elections, the Mahagathbandhan appears to have realised the limits of its traditional Yadav-Muslim vote base and is now making an aggressive bid to woo the Extreme Backward Caste (EBC) voters, one of the largest and most decisive blocs that have long backed the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar.
EBCs, who make up around 33 percent of the state's population, include castes such as Kurmi, Kushwah
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