AJGAR

AJGAR is a suggested alliance of the Ahir, Jat, Gujjar and Rajput communities of the Indian subcontinent. It was first proposed by Sir Chhotu Ram, a rural leader and politician in pre-independence India as an agricultural-alliance.^[1] According to this theory, these four communities are most strongest communities of India and if united could be a strong factor for deciding the election results of India.^[2]

The theory was later used by Chaudhary Charan Singh in the 1970s as a part of his Kisan-Politics^[3] to break the monopoly of Indian National Congress in Uttar Pradesh.^[4] He subscribed to the theory that these four communities: Ahirs, Jats, Gujjars and Rajputs should stay united.^[5]

Aims and objectives

The backward castes are prosperous throughout the state of Uttar Pradesh and constitute the mid-strata of the village social structure. At present, the Panchayati raj, has decided that marriages between these castes would not be considered as inter caste marriage.^[6] It's being promoted as single entity AJGAR. This theory of AJGAR emerged to gain political power in the state.^[7][8]

Political outcome

In Western Uttar Pradesh, the wealth and power of AJGAR alliance increased during the Green Revolution period,^[4][9] but the AJGAR formula failed to gain widespread support.^[10] However, later in 1989, the leader V. P. Singh used the AJGAR cluster successfully to conjoin the Other Backward Classes and Rajputs.^{[11][clarification needed]}

See also

• Triveni Sangh
• KHAM theory