The real tragedy of reservation today is that in states like Tamilnadu (State Per Capita GDP is Rs 63549) which are very forward in economic development every one is backward barring the Brahmins, Chettiars, Saiva Pillais and few other communities. Compare this with states like UP wiith State Per Capita GDP Rs 23392 where about 40% are "forward castes"and and Bihar ( Rs 17064) upwards of 20% ( I am not able to get accurate data on this - any help will be appreciated) . Tamilians with access to electricity, much better schools, economic opportunities are thus getting disproportionate and undeserving share of the National OBC pie. The fools like Mulayam, Nitish don't understand this and are still dividing their vote bank while the entire fruits of what they are fighting for is already stolen by TN because they are essentially fighting with the politically, economically and socially castes of TN who are backward castes using their political clout. And now they are supporting Hardik Patel little realising if they add Patels to such lists, UPs Bihar OBC will not get much out of this. In Pune in one of the central government institutes due to job reservation for OBCs most jobs are taken by Tamilians and locals like Marathas don't get the jobs - hence the demands from them to be declared backward. There is relative logic in this -if they are on same keel as TN backward why can't they declared backward ? If government jobs are slowly set to get based on entrance exams, soon TN candidates may take very disproportionate share of the same. I am hoping some one will file a case to compare the State GDP per capita with the % of state considered backward ( i.e. OBC+SC+ ST) and cap the limit based on state per capita GDP. Also the same state per capita GDP should be used which are calculated for sharing tax losses on VAT so that some states don't claim to be poor to claim reservation and rich to claim lost VAT compensation.
