Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court decision of accepting the report of the OBC Commission constituted by the state Government which paved the way for holding the urban local body (ULB) polls in the state.
The Supreme Court issued notice to Uttar Pradesh State Election Commission on a petition by the All India Council of Mayors in the matter concerning OBC quotas in the UP local body poll.
The United Democratic Front (UDF) won 12 seats, National Democratic Alliance (NDA) won 2 seats and independent candidates won 4 seats in the bypolls held on Tuesday.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will contest in local body by-polls in Kaera and bring new faces in the state leadership, said party State election in-charge Vinod Mathew Wilson on Saturday.
"Considering the request from AIMIM party to allot the MLC seat and support them in the ensuing Hyderabad Local Body elections, BRS President and Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao decided to support the AIMIM, like in the previous elections," Telangana CMO said in a statement.
The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P), in a recent decision, has announced a 'boycott' of the second phase of Sindh's local body elections, which are being held in seven districts, including Karachi and Hyderabad divisions, Geo TV reported on Sunday.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday welcomed the Supreme Court decision directing the State government to hold local urban bodies elections by January end without granting reservation to OBCs.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the Allahabad High Court's order directing the Uttar Pradesh government to hold local urban bodies elections in the State by the January end without granting reservation to OBCs.