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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 · Jun 18, 2022

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 · Jun 8, 2022

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 · May 26, 2022

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

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 · May 18, 2022

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 · May 18, 2022

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”

The Hindu · May 18, 2022

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 · May 18, 2022

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 · May 18, 2022

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

Bengaluru

The Hindu · May 15, 2022

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 · May 4, 2022