Why it is in the news
Telangana is weighing elections for the remaining urban local bodies once a special intensive revision of electoral rolls concludes. Rural polls may follow, and the government is reportedly considering proceeding without the 42% BC reservation.
The exam angle
Article 243U on the five-year term, and the triple test from the Vikas Gawali line of cases. A 42% BC quota stacked above SC/ST reservation collides with the 50% ceiling — that is the analytical core.