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www.GOALias.blogspot.comRecent Developments in Indian Politics 181of the Mandal Commission further helped in shaping the politics of‘Other Backward Classes’. The intense national debate for and againstreservation in jobs made people from the OBC communities moreaware of this identity. Thus, it helped those who wanted to mobilisethese groups in politics. This period saw the emergence of manyparties that sought better opportunities for OBCs in education andemployment and also raised the question of the share of power enjoyedby the OBCs. These parties claimed that since OBCs constituted alarge segment of Indian society, it was only democratic that the OBCsshould get adequate representation in administration and have theirdue share of political power.Implementation of Mandal Commission report sparked off agitations and political upheavals.