BJP, Congress Promise 27% Tickets To OBCs In Madhya Pradesh Local Polls
NDTV
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court said that until the triple test exercise', as specified in a constitution bench verdict of 2010, was completed, no reservation can be provided for the Other Backward Classes.
The ruling BJP and opposition Congress on Wednesday announced, separately, that they will field 27 per cent of candidates from the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category in the coming local body elections in Madhya Pradesh.
The announcements followed the Supreme Court's direction to the authorities to notify the schedule of these elections within two weeks without OBC reservation.
While Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that a review petition will be filed in the Supreme Court against the ruling, Congress accused the BJP of depriving the OBCs of quota in elections.
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court said that until the 'triple test exercise', as specified in a constitution bench verdict of 2010, was completed, no reservation can be provided for the Other Backward Classes.
