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A Rajput is a member of northern India's Hindu warrior caste. They live mainly in Rajastan, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. The word Rajput is a contracted form of raja, or monarch, and putra, meaning son.. According to legend, only the first son of a king could inherit the kingdom, so the later sons became military leaders. From these younger sons was born the Rajput warrior caste.
Rajput politics refers to the role played by the Rajput community in the electoral politics of India. In states such as Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Uttrakhand, Jammu, Himachal Pradesh, and Gujarat, the large populations of Rajputs gives them a decisive role.