Hyderabad: The ruling Congress in Telangana announced plans to hold a PAC meeting this weekend to decide the next steps on key issues, including implementing 42 percent reservation for backward classes and conducting local body elections.
The Political Affairs Committee meeting is likely to be convened on August 16 or 17, Congress sources said.
State Congress president B Mahesh Kumar Goud met Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday to discuss key issues, including the upcoming bypoll for Jubilee Hills assembly constituency, necessitated by the death of sitting BRS MLA Maganti Gopinath in June.
This decision was made after careful consultation with legal experts and the state’s advocate general, aiming to fulfill a major election promise made by the Congress party, particularly in response to demands and data revealed by a caste census conducted in late 2024.
The survey indicated that around 56 percent of Telangana’s population belongs to BC communities, including BC Muslims.
