AP Cabinet Sets BC Quota for Local Body Elections Following Supreme Court Verdict

The Andhra Pradesh cabinet has approved a reservation for Backward Classes in local body elections following a Supreme Court ruling that mandated such quotas.\n\nThe decision, announced on Tuesday, sets a 15% reservation for BC candidates in municipal and panchayat polls across the state.\n\nThe move aims to improve representation of historically disadvantaged communities in local governance.\n\nOfficials said the quota will be implemented in the upcoming elections scheduled for next year, with the Election Commission overseeing the process.