Hyderabad, March 18 -- Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) President Mahesh Kumar Goud on Tuesday reaffirmed the party's commitment to increasing reservation to 42 per cent and called on the Central government to lift the existing 50 per cent ceiling on quotas.

Speaking to ANI, he said: "We will go and demand the Union government to overcome the ceiling cap of 50 per cent. I am the man who presented the declaration, so 42 per cent is our promise; we are going to give 42 per cent."

Earlier in the day, Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi said that the passage of the bills was 'revolutionary' and said that the Congress Party would ensure a caste census in India.

"The Congress government has fulfilled its promise of increas...