local body elections
Telangana Statewide Bandh: Government and Opposition Unite Over Backward Classes Reservation Issue
Oct 18, 2025 01:12 pm CST
The Telangana government has joined opposition parties in supporting Saturday's statewide bandh protesting judicial intervention on backward classes reservation. The shutdown comes after the High Court and Supreme Court rejected the government's proposal to increase BC reservation from 25% to 42% in local bodies, maintaining the 50% constitutional ceiling on total reservations. A crucial Cabinet meeting is scheduled for October 23 to determine future action regarding the reservation policy and local body elections.
Supreme Court Rejects Telangana's Plea to Exceed 50% OBC Reservation Cap in Local Elections
Oct 16, 2025 03:59 pm CST
The Supreme Court has rejected Telangana government's challenge to a High Court stay on expanded OBC reservations beyond the 50% cap. Despite the state arguing it was a unanimous policy decision to increase OBC quotas to 42% (raising total reservations to 67%), the Court upheld the interim stay, citing the 'triple test' requirement and precedents from the landmark Indra Sawhney judgment that generally limits reservations to 50% except in exceptional circumstances.
Maharashtra State Election Commission Requests Deferral of Electoral Roll Revision Until 2026
Oct 14, 2025 05:49 pm CST
The Maharashtra State Election Commission has formally requested the Election Commission to postpone its Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls until January 2026, citing the Supreme Court-mandated local body elections that will occupy the same officials needed for both processes. With elections pending for 29 municipal corporations and hundreds of local bodies, officials argue that attempting both processes simultaneously would be impractical.