Hyderabad, Aug. 30 -- Telangana BC welfare minister Ponnam Prabhakar has announced that the state government will conduct local body elections by implementing 42 percent reservations for Backward Classes (BC), a decision which has been taken during the cabinet meeting held on Saturday, August 30.

To enable it, he said the 50 percent cap on reservations in the Telangana Municipal Laws (Amendment) Act of 2018, and the Telangana Panchayat Raj Act of 2018 will be removed by making amendments to these laws.

Addressing media persons at Dr BR Ambedkar Telangana State Secretariat on Saturday, Ponnam said that a discussion will be held in the present Assembly session, where the amended bills will be enacted into legislations, for implementing 42...