A couple of days after the ‘upper caste’ Maratha community in Maharashtra secured reservations in government jobs and in educational institutions, the Brahmins in the state too have sought reservations.Anand Dave, chief of Akhil Bhartiya Brahman Mahasangh, has sought a similar privilege for his community, arguing that a huge section of the Brahmins in the state is still backward and that those performing religious duties as priests have work only for 120 days a year. Dave claimed that the children of these priests don’t have enough money to complete their education, and therefore, they need reservation Dave said the Maharashtra Backward Class Commission should take the survey of the Brahmin community in the state the same way it did for the Marathas to assess how backward the community is in order to get reservation benefits.Dave also said they would be soon meeting the Maharashtra Backward Class Commission to pitch for their claims. According to the latter, the state had around 90 lakh Brahmins and 70% of them are below the creamy layer , which means they would be eligible for reservation benefits.While the Brahmins have raised the demand, it is unlikely to be fulfilled by any of the state governments as the move could blow up in the face for BJP in caste-driven Maharashtra. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis , who is a Brahmin himself, has received a lot of flak for the delay in according reservations to the Marathas. The demand by the Brahmin community, however, shows that almost all the ‘upper caste’ communities who once enjoyed dominance in the social sphere, are now lagging behind in jobs and education.Only a couple of days ago, the Maharashtra government gave 16% reservation to the Marathas after a violent agitation in the state. The total reservation in the state has now gone up to 68%.