MUMBAI: The Maharashtra State Backward Class Commission (MSBCC) interim report on the OBC quota in local body polls supports the state legislation which allows for OBC quota up to 27% as long as the 50% overall limit is not crossed, said sources. The state faces a series of local polls in the coming months, including for 15 key municipal corporations. One of these is the BMC.
Sources said the panel report mentioned that Article 243 D of the Constitution, which provides for a quota for SCs and STs in panchayats, acknowledges that the state can legislate to provide for a quota for the “backward class of citizens”.
