Overview
- Commission chairman Madan Lal Bhati formally presented the report to Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma on Wednesday, Aug 5, enabling the state to move past a key procedural hurdle.
- The report is based on a July 10–26 Rajdhara mobile-app survey that the commission says covered 74.85 lakh OBC families and estimates Rajasthan’s OBC population at about 3.63 crore.
- The state has authorised District Collectors to run district-level lotteries to allocate ward reservations for SCs, STs, OBCs, women and general seats, with the Rajasthan High Court requiring the draw to be completed by August 15.
- Media reports say the State Election Commission is likely to announce municipal poll dates on Aug 17 and a panchayat schedule on Sept 24, with elections to be completed by Nov 15 if those dates are confirmed.
- Coverage differs on details: one outlet reported a 3.80 crore estimate and recommended up to 21% OBC reservation while critics questioned the speed and methodology of the 17-day survey, and the report now moves to the cabinet and the election authorities for implementation.