The Telangana local body elections are currently on hold. The High Court issued this suspension on Thursday after hearing arguments about reservations for the Backward Class (BC). The court halted Government Order 9 (GO 9), which had set a 42% reservation for BCs in these elections.
Along with stopping the elections, the court also delayed the election notification. The case about BC reservations will be reviewed again in four weeks. Parties involved must submit their arguments within two weeks.
This pause comes from several petitions against GO 9. The court decided to consider the government’s perspective before moving forward. This has put the election schedule in Telangana on pause, creating uncertainty about when the elections will proceed. The court plans to make a final decision after examining the government’s response in future hearings.
