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Bawankule flags ‘constitutional dilemma’ over OBC quota in ZP polls
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
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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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