Jammu Tawi, April 10 -- Preparations are underway in Jammu and Kashmir for polls for Panchayats and Urban Local Bodies (ULBs). The grassroots polls were last held in Jammu and Kashmir in 2018. The terms of Panchayats and UBLs ended in November last year.
The elections were delayed as the report from a Commission to decide the percentage of reservations to Other Backward Class (OBC) was awaited.
Several new categories were added to the OBC after the revocation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. The Commission will have to submit its report by the end of February.
As there is reservation for OBC, the elections will be tightly fought contest as all political parties are likely to field candidates from OBC. Even when elections are conducte...