Naidu urges CM Jagan to file a SLP in SC over 34% BC quota in local body polls

Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president Nara Chandrababu Naidu has urged Chief Minister Y.S Jagan Mohan Reddy to file a Special Leave Petition (SLP) in the Supreme Court to reinstate the 34 per cent quota for Backward Classes (BCs) in the local body polls and assured that the TDP would support such a move. In a … Read more

High Court strikes down GOon quota in local body polls

The High Court on Monday struck down GO Ms no 176, which has fixed reservations for BCs/SCs/STs at 59.85%, in the local body elections. Further, the High Court asked the government furnish within four weeks, the new quota without exceeding 50% . A Division Dench headed by Chief Justice J.K Maheswari also declared ultra vires … Read more

Local body polls: Kollu faults govt. on BC quota

Former Minister Kollu Ravindra has said that 25% quota for the Backward Classes in the local body elections against the stipulated 34% is unfair. Speaking to newsmen on Tuesday, Mr. Ravindra said: “The population of the Backward Classes in the State is above 50%. The State needs to observe the quota being provided to BCs … Read more