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Why Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu's quota push for Kapus may not be enough

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu may have won a minor political battle in getting the Andhra assembly to endorse his legislation granting the Kapu community a five per cent quota in education and government jobs, but will it stand up to judicial

But the old electoral arithmetic may be changing. Kalyan is looking to transform his Jana Sena Party into a more influential political force (even if it involves a sabbatical from films), and the Kapu cohorts don't seem too impressed either with Naidu's overture. "It's a job half done," says Kapu strongman Mudragada Padmanabham, insisting they must get a 10 per cent quota.

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