Legal uncertainty looms over BC reservations in Telangana after Maharashtra HC verdict

With Telangana gearing up for local body elections, the government's decision to raise BC reservations to 42 percent has triggered concerns among aspirants. A recent Maharashtra High Court ruling against exceeding the 50 percent reservation cap has cast a shadow over the legality of Telangana’s move.

Adilabad: Decks have been cleared for conducting the much-awaited polls to local bodies with the State election commission announcing the schedule of the elections and the government issuing an order enhancing quota of reservations to 42 percent for Backward Communities. Aspirants have begun making all-out efforts to woo electors and create an impact in the elections.

But developments in implementation of reservations to BCs in elections to local bodies unfolding in the neighbouring sta