Hyderabad, July 10 -- The Telangana cabinet has decided to go ahead with its plan to conduct the local body elections in the state by implementing 42 percent reservation for the Backward Classes (BC) in the local bodies.

The cabinet has also decided to bring an ordinance to amend the 2018 legislation on reservations in the local bodies.

The 19th state cabinet meeting, chaired by chief minister A Revanth Reddy, was held at Dr BR Ambedkar Telangana State Secretariat on Thursday, July 10.

The cabinet meeting that went on for almost 4 hours, during which the action items from the last cabinet meeting were reviewed by the ministers.

Addressing the media after the cabinet meeting, revenue minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy said that the adv...