Archive · 12 Oct 2026
Sailajanath Demands Clarity on Local-Body Reservation Allocations
Sake Sailajanath wants the state government to explain how seats will be reserved in upcoming local elections.
He says Scheduled Castes should receive 16.66% and Scheduled Tribes 7.5%.
He also wants the government to honour its promise of 34% reservations for Backward Classes.
Sailajanath says the government should publish how it worked out the reservation numbers.
He argues that reservations should be supported by constitutional protections and a legally sound plan.
He also wants election officials to check voter lists for deceased, relocated, or duplicate voters.
He says elections should be fair and that claims of political interference should be investigated.
Former Minister Sake Sailajanath urged the Chandrababu Naidu government to clarify SC and ST reservations for upcoming local-body elections.
He called for 16.66% reservations for Scheduled Castes and 7.5% for Scheduled Tribes.
Sailajanath also urged the government to fulfil its commitment to 34% reservations for Backward Classes through a legally sustainable framework.
He called for public disclosure of reservation allocations and the data and recommendations used to calculate them.
He asked the State Election Commission to ensure impartial elections and called for scrutiny of electoral rolls and investigation of alleged political interference.
- Who
- Former Minister Sake Sailajanath, addressing the Chandrababu Naidu government and the State Election Commission.
- What
- He demanded clarity and public disclosure on reservations for SCs, STs and BCs in upcoming local-body elections, along with transparent elections.
- When
- Ahead of the upcoming local-body elections; no specific date was stated.
- Where
- At the YSRCP district office in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- He said constitutional rights and fair representation should be protected, and that reservation decisions and election processes should be transparent.
Sailajanath’s demands
Government position described in the article
Reservation allocations
Sailajanath’s demands
Sailajanath demanded disclosure of allocations and 16.66% SC and 7.5% ST reservations, and said the 34% BC commitment should be fulfilled through a legally sustainable framework.
Government position described in the article
The article says the government has not clarified the allocations; it does not provide the government’s response.
Legal and data basis
Sailajanath’s demands
Sailajanath called for a permanent constitutional solution and public release of empirical data, calculations and commission recommendations.
Government position described in the article
The article says the government cites caste enumeration, surveys or commission reports, but does not include its detailed explanation or response.
- SC reservation sought
- 16.66%
- ST reservation sought
- 7.5%
- BC reservation commitment cited
- 34%
- Elections discussed
- Upcoming local-body elections
- Allocations to be disclosed
- Mayors, Zilla Parishad chairpersons, municipal chairpersons, councillors and corporators
- Election concerns raised
- Electoral-roll entries involving deceased voters, migrants and duplicates, and alleged political interference