Archive · 1 Oct 2026
Andhra Pradesh Parties Clash Over 34% BC Reservations
The Andhra Pradesh High Court cancelled government orders giving BCs 34% of seats in local elections.
BCs refers to backward-class communities.
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and the TDP want to challenge the decision in the Supreme Court.
Naidu says his party has supported this level of reservation before.
He blames the YSRCP for reducing the share to 24%.
YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and the YSRCP say the TDP has misled BCs.
They argue that the 34% plan is illegal and may violate the rule that total reservations should not exceed 50%.
The two parties are preparing different legal and political responses.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court struck down government orders providing 34% reservations for BCs in local body elections.
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said the TDP government would approach the Supreme Court on Friday.
Naidu said 34% BC reservations had existed since 1995 until the YSRCP reduced them to 24%.
YS Jagan Mohan Reddy accused the TDP of using BCs as a vote bank and supporting an allegedly illegal policy.
The TDP reportedly plans to allocate 34% of seats to BCs even if the Supreme Court rejects the government orders.
- Who
- The TDP, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, the YSRCP, and YS Jagan Mohan Reddy.
- What
- The Andhra Pradesh High Court struck down government orders providing 34% reservations for BCs in local body elections, prompting competing responses from the two parties.
- When
- The TDP said it would approach the Supreme Court on Friday; the articles provide no calendar date.
- Where
- Andhra Pradesh, in relation to local body elections and proceedings before the Andhra Pradesh High Court and Supreme Court.
- Why
- The TDP says BCs deserve representation and that 34% reservations protect their interests, while the YSRCP says the policy is illegal and conflicts with the Constitution and the 50% overall reservation limit.
TDP position
YSRCP position
Legality and court challenge
TDP position
The TDP says 34% BC reservations are justified and will challenge the High Court ruling in the Supreme Court.
YSRCP position
The YSRCP says the reservation is illegal and against the Constitution, and plans to oppose it if the TDP appeals.
Political record on BC reservations
TDP position
Naidu says the TDP implemented 34% reservations in 1995 and accuses the YSRCP of reducing them to 24%.
YSRCP position
Jagan Mohan Reddy says the TDP has repeatedly cheated BCs and uses them as a vote bank.
Future seat allocation
TDP position
The TDP is reportedly considering allocating 34% of seats to BCs even if the government orders are struck down.
YSRCP position
The YSRCP maintains that overall reservations should not exceed 50%, citing the Supreme Court's past position.
- Reservation proposal
- 34% seats for BCs in local body elections.
- Court action
- The Andhra Pradesh High Court struck down the government orders concerning the reservation.
- TDP response
- The party said it would approach the Supreme Court on Friday.
- Earlier reservation level
- Naidu said BC reservations stood at 34% from 1995 until the YSRCP reduced them to 24%.
- YSRCP position
- The party said the reservation was illegal and against the Constitution.
- Reported TDP plan
- The TDP is reportedly considering giving BCs 34% of seats even if the court rejects the orders.