Overview

• An all-party meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Yadav in Bhopal adopted a resolution supporting full 27% reservation for OBCs.
• Leaders from the BJP, Congress, AAP, SP and CPI(M) attended and agreed to present a coordinated position in court.
• The government will convene a meeting of advocates from all sides before September 10 to align arguments for day-to-day Supreme Court hearings expected in late September.
• The MP Public Service Commission withdrew a counter-affidavit against selected OBC candidates and tendered an unconditional apology in the Supreme Court.
• Congress welcomed the consensus as its victory and reiterated allegations that Rs 100 crore was spent to block the quota, as the 2019 law remains under judicial review with 13% of posts on hold.