OBC Reservation allowed in local body election in Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal: The Supreme Court has said that OBCs (other backward communities) can be given reservation in the local body elections in Madhya Pradesh. The Supreme Court has approved the report of the Madhya Pradesh Backward Classes Welfare Commission and directed the State Election Commission to declare elections within a week. The government had filed an application in the court seeking a change in the Supreme Court’s 10th order this month regarding OBC reservation in local elections. In this, the verdict was in favor of the Madhya Pradesh government.