KHAM theory

KHAM (खाम) stands for Kshatriya, Harijan, Adivasi and Muslim. The theory was propounded by Madhavsinh Solanki in 1980s in Gujarat to create vote bank for Indian National Congress. The theory was prepared by Jhinabhai Darji.[1][2][3] The theory alienated Patels permanently from Congress.[4][5]

References
  1. "The fixed centre around which Gujarat caste politics revolves". The Indian Express. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  2. Shani, Ornit (2007). Communalism, Caste and Hindu Nationalism: The Violence in Gujarat. Cambridge University Press. pp. 70. ISBN 978-0-521-68369-2.
  3. Engineer, Asghar Ali (2003). Introduction. The Gujarat Carnage. New Delhi: Orient Longman. pp. 1–24. ISBN 81-250-2496-4.
  4. Bhattacharya, D. P. (6 November 2012). "Looking past 2012". Mail Today. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  5. Langa, Mahesh (23 August 2015). "Quota agitation in Gujarat heading for caste conflicts?". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 August 2015.


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