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Supreme Court allows 27% OBC reservation for Maharashtra in polls

A Bench headed by Justice A.M. Khanwilkar accepted the report by the five-member Banthia commission and allowed reservation for OBCs in the nagar panchayat, nagar parishad and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections

The Hindu

Panchayat poll result on August 12, code of conduct in force, says Goa state election commission

PANAJI: The state election commission on Saturday announced the schedule for the election to 186 village panchayats in Goa, stating that voting will be held on August 10 and counting on August 12. With this, the model code of conduct has come into force.

The Times of India

Uttar Pradesh: RSS likely to send an OBC as Sunil Bansal's replacement

LUCKNOW: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is learnt to be considering an OBC face for the post of general secretary (organisation) of UP BJP unit -- in a move that could potentially bolster the saffron family's strategy to consolidate the backward classes ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

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Why demand for OBC quota in local bodies issue is not relevant in T.N.

BCs and MBCs account for nearly 43% of women chiefs of village panchayats

The Hindu

Gujarat Govt forms a panel to fix quotas of OBCs for elections in local bodies

Justice K.S. Jhaveri is appointed chief

The Hindu

Ramadoss disappointed over grant of extension to Rohini panel

‘Clarify whether providing reservation within the OBC is being delayed’

The Hindu

‘We’ll fill ‘the political vacuum’ in TS’

We are urging people to be patient for one more year for the change, says K. Laxman

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In Madhya Pradesh’s Mahodiya, location of Panchayat, real and reel life are not that far apart

Polling for Madhya Pradesh panchayat elections with SC-directed OBC reservation is less than a week away

The Hindu

Maharashtra MLC polls: MVA urges legislators to gather in Mumbai from June 18

Congressman Satej Patil refutes suggestions of poor coordination between allies; Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut says Congress will have to fight to get its second candidate elected

The Hindu

Swami Prasad Maurya to enter U.P. Assembly through MLC route

The former Cabinet Minister in BSP and BJP governments filed his papers as SP candidate

The Hindu

OBC quota row | Maharashtra BJP chief tells Supriya Sule to go home and cook; draws NCP's ire

The BJP leader said his words were part of a "rural style" of speaking and that he did not mean to disrespect women or Ms. Sule.

The Hindu

One family running TRS government: PM Modi

The family dominated and owned parties are a “threat to the country and democracy itself”, he says.

The Hindu

Must draft plan for OBC reservation: Nana Patole to Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray

MUMBAI: State Congress President Nana Patole on Sunday wrote a letter to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to resolve row over OBC reservation in a time bound period.

The Times of India

Rajya Sabha elections first test for Udaipur Declaration

Party had adopted the “50 under 50“ formula to keep half the positions for all those who are under 50-years of age

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Supreme Court to hear pleas challenging EWS quota in July

The validity of the ₹8 lakh criterion as the annual income limit had come into question while seeking EWS reservation in PG exam for the 2022-2023 batches

The Times of India

Supreme Court permits OBC reservation in Madhya Pradesh local body elections

NEW DELHI: A week after barring the Madhya Pradesh government from implementing reservation for OBCs in local body polls,the Supreme Court on Wednesday modified its order and allowed it to allocate quota for the community after being prima facie satisfied that the ‘triple test’ criteria has been complied with.

The Times of India

‘Triple test OK’: Supreme Court allows OBC quota in Madhya Pradesh local body polls

The Hindu

Fadnavis accuses MVA of ‘murdering’ OBC reservation in Maharashtra

“It is now clear that the State government’s incompetence has brought this suffering for the OBCs”

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As SC allows OBC quota, Shivraj Singh Chouhan targets Kamal Nath

OBC leaders say 14% reservation not enough for community constituting over 50% of Madhya Pradesh’s population

The Hindu

Supreme Court allows OBC quota for Madhya Pradesh local body elections

EC to ensure election programme is issued for local bodies where the polls are already overdue

The Hindu

Veerashaiva-Lingayats seek State’s recommendation for inclusion in Central OBC list

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The Times of India

Notify Maharashtra civic polls in a week, can't allow any delay: Supreme Court

NEW DELHI: Observing that it is a constitutional mandate to hold elections every five years and any delay cannot be brooked, the SC on Wednesday pulled up the Maharashtra SEC for not initiating the poll process for over 2,400 local bodies despite its previous order, and directed it to start…

The Times of India

Jharkhand panchayat polls to be held in 4 phases from May 14

RANCHI: The state election commission on Saturday announced a four-phase panchayat election without OBC reservation from May 14 after getting the nod from the governor.

The Hindu

Supreme Court to hear petitions on criteria for EWS quota next month

Court has questioned setting ₹8 lakh as annual income limit

The Hindu

Will take up issue of caste-based census in Maharashtra Cabinet: OBC Welfare Minister Vijay Wadettiwar

The Minister said the government did not give more funds to the OBC commission because it was insisting on a caste-based census in the State

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