Identify two reasons that state that caste alone cannot determine elections in India: (a) No party wins the votes of all the voters of a caste or community. (b) Some political parties are known to favour some castes and are seen as their representatives. (c) No parliamentary constituency in the country has a clear majority of one single caste. (d) Mobilising and securing political support has brought new consciousness among the lower castes. Codes:

At the hour of midnight on 14-15 August 1947, India attained independence.