Overview
- The Cabinet approved holding only gram panchayat elections in December and deferred MPTC, ZPTC and municipal polls until the 42% BC quota case is resolved.
- Village polls will use the earlier reservation matrix with Backward Classes at about 25%, keeping total quotas within the 50% ceiling set by Supreme Court precedent.
- The Telangana High Court has ordered the state to notify an election schedule by November 24, and the State Election Commission is expected to act accordingly.
- The ruling Congress will give 42% of its tickets to BC candidates for these gram panchayat contests as a party-level measure while statutory changes remain stayed.
- The Cabinet cleared the Telangana Platform-based Gig Workers Act, 2025, and discussed Rythu Bharosa support for the rabi season without announcing a release.