India, May 12 -- Five days after the Supreme Court directed the State Election Commission (SEC) to hold the elections to 687 local bodies in the next four months and notify the process in four weeks, the poll body has not started the process for want of a written order from the court. The SC's oral directives have led to confusion on a slew of issues, including the OBC quota and the delimitation exercise (revision in the number of wards).

The two-judge bench in its order had allowed the SEC to seek more time in appropriate cases. It also stated that reservation for OBC candidates in the elections would be as it existed before the submission of the J K Banthia Commission report in 2022-a flat 27%.

"There is a need for greater clarity on ...