B. P. Mandal

B. P. Mandal

Bindheshwari Prasad Mandal (1918–1982) was an Indian Parliamentarian who served as the chairman of the Second Backward Classes Commission (popularly known as the Mandal Commission). The commission's report mobilized a segment of the Indian population known as "Other Backward Classes" (OBCs) and initiated a fierce debate on the policy of "reservations" (i.e. affirmative action) for underrepresented and underprivileged groups in the Indian polity.