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Maharashtra local body elections: 'Constitutional dilemma' on OBC quota in ZP polls, says Chandrashekhar Bawankule
Updated On: 24 November, 2025 11:28 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Petitioners have argued that in several local governing bodies, reservations cross the 50 per cent ceiling if OBCs are given a 27 per cent quota. This 50 per cent ceiling, upheld in several verdicts, restricts governments from breaching the mark unless exceptional circumstances are shown
Chandrashekhar Bawankule. File Pic
Maharashtra minister and senior BJP leader Chandrashekhar Bawankule has said a "constitutional dilemma" has emerged due to ongoing Supreme Court proceedings on the Other Backward Classes (OBC) quota in local bodies, reported news agency PTI.
Bawankule was responding to a question on whether Zilla Parishad (ZP) elections, dates for which have not been announced yet, could be pushed ahead.
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