Andhra Government Will Move Supreme Court on 34% BC Quota in Local Bodies, Says Naidu
The court said the quota breached the 50% reservation cap and ordered the state and election commission to begin polls within six weeks.
- On Thursday, the Andhra Pradesh High Court struck down government orders providing 34% reservation for Backward Classes in local body elections; Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu announced his government will appeal in the Supreme Court.
- Naidu's Telugu Desam Party -led NDA government aimed to fulfill a 2024 election promise of increasing BC reservation from 20% to 34%, describing the move as "correcting injustice" to reverse the 24% quota set by the previous YSRCP government.
- The High Court directed the State Election Commission to begin the election process within six weeks, rejecting the YSR Congress Party's petition to postpone the vote due to ongoing ward delimitation.
- Naidu accused the YSR Congress Party of obstructing the quota, alleging YSRCP president Jagan Mohan Reddy filed petitions challenging the reservation while the party argued it violated Supreme Court guidelines.
- Local bodies face the risk of losing ₹12,150 crore in Central funds if elections are not conducted by October, though the government remains committed to supporting BCs and improving their political status.
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YSRCP Terms BC Quota GOs as Political Deception; Demands 34% Seat Allocation
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. According to a press release, the High Court set aside the orders providing 34 per cent BC reservation in rural local bodies and 33.33 per cent in urban bodies, while directing that the local-body election process be initiated within six weeks. India News | YSRCP Terms BC Quota GOs as Political Deception; Demands 34% Seat Allocation .
AP High Court | The coalition government in AP, which sought to benefit from the local body elections by blocking BC reservations, has suffered a setback in the High Court.
Andhra Pradesh HC strikes down 34% BC quota in local body polls - OrissaPOST
Amaravati: In a setback to the Chandrababu Naidu-led government, the Andhra Pradesh High Court Thursday set aside 34 per cent reservation for the Backward Classes in local body elections. The High Court struck down two government orders providing 34 per cent reservation to backward classes, saying they breached the 50 per cent ceiling on the […]
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