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Local body polls in K'taka to be held only after reservation to Backward C
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 24 (ANI): The Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai announced that it has been unanimously decided in an all-party meet that local bodies polls will be held only after providing reservation for Backward Classes.
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Maharashtra govt to introduce bill on OBC reservations in State legislatur
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 4 (ANI): Maharashtra government is planning to introduce a bill in the State assembly to secure Other Backward Classes (OBC) reservation in upcoming local body elections.
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Priyanka Gandhi seeks to boost Congress reach out to Dalits, weaker sectio
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 3 (ANI): Ahead of the last two phases of the seven-phase Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will emphasise the party's reach out to the Dalits backward classes and weaker sections of the party through
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Strongly believe SC will accept Survey conducted by Commission on Reservat
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India] February 13 (ANI): Reacting to the recent Supreme Court's order on reservation for Other Backward Class (OBC), Congress leader Siddaramaiah said that the issue can be resolved with Social, Educational and Economic Survey conducted by State Backward Classes Commi
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Annual income limit of OBC creamy layer was last revised in 2017, remained
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 9 (ANI): The annual income limit for the creamy layer for the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) was last revised in the year 2017 and has remained unchanged since then, the Central government informed on Wednesday.
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BJP gave constitutional recognition to backward classes, SP, BSP only supp
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Gautam Buddha Nagar (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 28 (ANI): Taking a jibe at Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party on his day-long visit to poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that both the parties did not give Constitutional recognition to the Backward Class
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SC directs Maharashtra govt to submit OBC data before State Backward Class
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 19 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Maharashtra government to submit data and information available with the State regarding Other Backward Classes (OBCs) to the Maharashtra State Backward Classes Commission (SBCC) in order to examine its correctn
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Have made no such demand of 36 seats from BJP, says Apna Dal president Anu
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 19 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry and national president of Apna Dal party Anupriya Patel on Wednesday refuted reports that the party has demanded 36 assembly seats from the BJP in the forthcoming polls.
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UP Assembly polls: Samajwadi Party never worked for welfare of OBCs', says
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 17 (ANI): Ahead of the assembly elections, Samajwadi Party (SP) MLC Ghanshyam Lodhi, who joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday slammed SP saying that they never worked for the development of other backward classes (OBCs).
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Nirmala Sitharaman holds pre-budget stakeholder consultation with BJP stat
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 16 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman held a pre-budget stakeholder consultation with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state representatives belonging to different backgrounds and communities such as industries, professional, business, academicians, econo
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Backward classes, Dalits have understood that it's BJP's strategy to priva
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 16 (ANI): Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday alleged that the backward classes and Dalits have understood that it's BJP's strategy to privatize everything with time and later jeopardize BR Ambedkar's Constitution and finish the reserv
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BJP's first Uttar Pradesh list sees OBC push to counter rivals
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 15 (ANI): The BJP has given other backward classes (OBCs) the largest chunk of seats in its first list of candidates for Uttar Pradesh elections as the party seeks to counter the efforts of its rivals, particularly Samajwadi Party, who are trying to
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