Is it correct that caste alone cannot determine election results in India ? Give reasons.

It is correct that caste alone cannot determine election results in India due to the following reasons :
(i) There is no majority of any caste in a parliamentary constituency. Thus, every candidate has to win over votes of different castes to be successful in the elections.
(ii) No party or candidate wins all the votes of a caste group because generally there are more than one candidate from the same caste. Caste based ‘vote bank’ implies that a particular party or candidate can secure maximum votes only.
(iii) Sometimes there are more than one candidate from the same caste. Thus, voters of the same caste get divided and vote for different candidates.
(iv) Castes and communities change their preferences. They do not stick to their own candidates. This has been proved by the defeat of the sitting MP or MLA in our country. Thus, it is clear that caste alone cannot determine election results in India. While caste plays an important role but other factors such as strong attachment to political parties, different interests of rich and poor in the same caste, performance of a sitting MLA or MP are often decisive factors in the election.