Overview
- The state issued GO.9 on September 26 to apply a 42% reservation for Backward Classes in zilla parishads, mandal parishads and gram panchayats.
- A petition contesting GO.9 was filed on September 27, with the Telangana High Court setting the matter for hearing on October 8.
- District collectors have submitted sealed seat-allocation lists to the Panchayat Raj Department and the state election commission, translating to about 23,973 additional posts for BC candidates.
- Congress ministers urged all parties to file affidavits in court supporting the measure, citing a caste survey, a Dedicated BC Commission and a unanimous Assembly resolution behind the policy.
- BRS leader V. Srinivas Goud criticized the approach as lacking legal safeguards and warned of possible Supreme Court challenges, pressing for stronger protection such as Ninth Schedule coverage.