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Telangana Polls Halted! High Court Stays 42% BC Quota Hike, Political War Erupts

📅 October 10, 2025 12:00 AM 🕐 Scraped: October 10, 2025

Summary: This special report focuses on the stay ordered by the Telangana High Court on the state's local body polls and the government's order to increase Backward Classes (BC) reservations from 25% to 42%. The BRS and BJP have alleged that 'the Congress had played with the BCs with having no proper legal standing on this order.' The court's interim stay was issued after petitions challenged the government's move, claiming it violated the Supreme Court's 'triple test' guidelines and the 50% cap on reservations. This decision halts the entire poll process, which was scheduled for October and November, and has intensified the political blame game between the ruling Congress, and opposition parties BJP and BRS. The development comes as the Jubilee Hills by-poll approaches, making the Congress party's commitment to BC reservations a critical issue.

This special report focuses on the stay ordered by the Telangana High Court on the state's local body polls and the government'

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