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India is a multicultural and multi linguistic country with multiple religions and castes living by their own customs and traditions in a harmonious environment. Unity in diversity is the essence of our culture and the thread of nationalism binds the beads of separate identities of different castes, religions and languages. We have all the reasons to boast of a rich and multi faceted culture yet the difference in status, customs and languages often create frictions among the different castes and religions in India. Division on the ground of castes and religions makes India weak but the unity found among the people of a particular caste and religion usually makes that caste, religion more powerful and their hold becomes stronger not only in day to day affairs of the trades but also on the politics of the country.
Usually development takes a back seat and castes, religions motivate the people to vote for the candidate who is of the same caste, religion. Caste and religion have started playing such a prominent role in the politics of the country that now the political parties distribute tickets on the basis of caste of the candidate and not based on their performance. Even the religious leaders on loudspeakers issue orders or fatwa to the common masses belonging to the same religion, caste to vote for a particular candidate party and the only criterion that party, candidate qualify for the votes of such a large number of people is not performance but religion.
Large states like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar witness this caste and religion ridden politics in every election but recently this abhorrent form of politics faced a setback when on January the Supreme Court ruled that religion, race, caste, community or language will not be allowed to play any role in the electoral process of India. This means that any appeal made by a candidate or his agents to vote or refrain from voting on the grounds of religion, race, caste and community is a corrupt practice.