Hyderabad, Sept. 4 -- The Telangana government has sought an extension of time from the High Court for conducting local body elections. Advocate General Sudarshan Reddy filed a petition requesting the court to extend the deadline until September 30 for completing the election process.

The issue arose due to pending approval from President Droupadi Murmu on bills related to BC reservations, which were passed by the state assembly five months ago. The Panchayat Raj Act had been amended to exceed the 50 percent reservation cap through an ordinance, which was forwarded by the Governor to the President for approval.

With the provision of 42 percent reservations for backward classes (BCs) facing legal hurdles, the state government, through th...