Facing a stiff challenge of completing the process of determining reservation for OBCs and completing delimitation of wards across the existing 30 ZPs and 176 TPs, theKarnatakagovernment may defer these polls to beyond the assembly which is likely in April-May next year. “The focus is on completing these processes for BBMP wards first.
With Supreme Court and Karnataka High Court deadlines over holding local body elections polls fast approaching, the State Government is under pressure to speed up the process of determining reservation for Other Backward Castes (OBCs) and completing delimitation of wards across the existing 30 zilla panchayats (ZP) and 176 taluk panchayats (TP).
Constituencies will need to be reserved for these communities based on their Population strength. And all this, within the HC time frame. Senior ministers say that even if the process is completed, it does not mean elections can be held immediately.