The OBC political class sees the socio-political situation emerging now as similar to the one that developed in the 1990s.

V.P. Singh, Ram Vilas Paswan and Sharad Yadav at a rally in 1992. The Mandal report-based initiatives of the V.P. Singh government in 1990 brought several politicians to the forefront of national politics.

Venkitesh Ramakrishnan - vol-24, issue 07 (April 07th-20th) 2007 issue of Frontline

http://www.flonnet.com/fl2407/stories/20070420004101000.htm

http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/stories/20070420004101000.htm