SC orders status quo in OBC reservations in Maharashtra local body polls Court lists the cases after four to six weeks before a Special Bench The Hindu · Aug 22, 2022
Uttar Pradesh to assess representation of OBC subgroups in govt sector LUCKNOW: The Yogi Adityanath government is working on a plan to increase the representations of OBC subgroups which have largely remained underrepresented in the government sector despite being given reservation benefits over the years. The Times of India · Aug 21, 2022
Adityanath unveils statue of Kalyan Singh as BJP pushes for OBC connect The Lodhi OBC community, to which Kalyan Singh belonged, accounts for more than 6% of western U.P.’s electorate The Hindu · Aug 21, 2022
BJP faces a tricky balancing act in Madhya Pradesh Controversy over remarks by now-expelled OBC leader against Brahmins continues The Hindu · Aug 21, 2022
BJP expells OBC leader for 'anti-Brahmin' and 'anti-women' remarks in Madhya Pradesh BJP took the action against Pritam Lodhi who is a relative of former chief minister Uma Bharti The Hindu · Aug 20, 2022
Signs of a dead end for social justice politics The success of the OBC alliance in 2015 in Bihar may be difficult to replicate in the Hindi heartland The Hindu · Aug 11, 2022
Cabinet expansion sooner than expected: Maharashtra deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis MUMBAI: Cabinet expansion in the Shinde-Fadnavis government will be sooner than expected, said deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday, during an OBC (Other Backward Communities) conference in Delhi. Sources said the exercise will be carried out before August 15. The Times of India · Aug 8, 2022
MPPSC in wait and watch mode to revise PSC-2019 pre-examination results INDORE: Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission is waiting for judgement on OBC reservation issue to revise PSC-2019 pre-examination result even after four months after MP high court directions for it. The Times of India · Aug 7, 2022
Need OBC quota in 96 local body polls: Maharashtra to SC NEW DELHI: The state on Friday requested the SC to modify its July 28 order allowing OBC quota in polls to 271 panchayats and permit similar reservations in the elections to 92 civic councils and 4 nagar panchayats, reports Dhananjay Mahapatra. The Times of India · Aug 5, 2022
Rally for inclusion of Veerashaiva-Lingayats in Centre’s OBC list Protesters urge govt. to immediately consider their demand The Hindu · Aug 1, 2022
Data | No ST/SC/OBC judges in lower judiciary of many States and U.T.s Representation of women in the district and subordinate courts was the poorest in Gujarat, with less than 20% of the judges being women The Hindu · Aug 1, 2022
Mumbai: Ward lottery for OBC category in BMC on July 29 MUMBAI: In view of the Supreme Court order allowing an OBC quota of up to 27% in local body polls, the State Election Commission (SEC) has announced the lottery programme in 14 municipal corporations, including Mumbai, to accommodate the OBC quota in open category electoral wards. The Times of India · Jul 23, 2022
Bhakthavatsala Commission recommends 33% quota for OBCs in ULB polls in Karnataka Report says cap on reservation should stay at 50% The Hindu · Jul 21, 2022
Question mark over Eshwarappa’s reinduction into Cabinet The former Minister has been lobbying hard for his return The Hindu · Jul 21, 2022
The Hindu · Jul 20, 2022 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 Times of India · Jul 17, 2022 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 · Jul 13, 2022 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.
The Hindu · Jul 9, 2022 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 · Jul 9, 2022 Gujarat Govt forms a panel to fix quotas of OBCs for elections in local bodies Justice K.S. Jhaveri is appointed chief
The Hindu · Jul 7, 2022 Ramadoss disappointed over grant of extension to Rohini panel ‘Clarify whether providing reservation within the OBC is being delayed’
The Hindu · Jun 30, 2022 ‘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
The Hindu · Jun 19, 2022 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 · Jun 18, 2022 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 8, 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 · May 26, 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.