‘Correcting injustice’: 34% quota for Backward Classes in Andhra local body polls
The Andhra Pradesh government has announced a 34% reservation for Backward Classes (BC) communities in upcoming local body polls. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu informed the Legislative Assembly in Amaravati that the reservation will be 34% for rural BCs and 33.33% for urban BCs. Direct polls will be held for the election of Mayors and Municipal Chairpersons in urban local bodies.
Naidu stated that the Telugu Desam Party-led National Democratic Alliance government is fulfilling its election promise to increase BC reservation from 20% to 34%. He emphasized that the reservation aims to correct the injustice done to BCs under the previous government and provide political empowerment to the community. Naidu highlighted that BCs make up 50.54% of the state's population and that the government will work towards their welfare through education, skill development, employment, entrepreneurship, and political representation.
He also mentioned that the alliance achieved a historic mandate in the 2024 elections, with 94% of seats won and 57% of the vote.
Written by urgent.news from The Indian Express's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
