<P> In Tamil Nadu, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party rose to power promising representation of all castes in all important sectors of society . </P> <P> Recent evidence suggests that the influence of caste has been declining . Rather than a long - established, unchanging institution, caste is subject to political influence . Changes in political leadership throughout the history of India have led to changes in the structure of the caste system . India's colonial past has shaped caste into a flexible institution, generating a new system that has crucial influences on political mobilisation . In some regions of India, strategic reconstructions of the caste system have taken place . For instance, the Bahujan Samaj Party in the state of Punjab was first initiated by urban political entrepreneurs who belonged to the former lower caste groups . The pliable caste system in the post-independence era acts as a tool for identifying marginal groups and political mobilisation . Various political leaderships can alter and influence the caste system to give different groups of people unequal rights in accessing public services and political competition . </P> <P> Education spread to the lower castes after India gained independence . The younger generations of all castes have had access to educational resources since the 1980s . The number of the Scheduled and Backward Castes people receiving education increased at a faster rate than that of the upper caste groups . The spread of education to all castes generated democratising effects . Some representatives of the SC and ST groups obtained access to Congress in the 1950s ~ 1960s (1179). Due to their higher education levels, they are less likely to respond to the upper - caste patrons, but to the needs and interests of the lower castes . </P> <Ul> <Li> Kamma </Li> <Li> Reddy </Li> <Li> Kapu </Li> <Li> Velama </Li> <Li> Brahmin </Li> </Ul>

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