Archive · 17 Nov 2025
Telangana Cabinet to Decide on Local Body Elections, Reservation Modalities
The leaders of Telangana are having an important meeting on Monday.
They will talk about when to hold local elections, like for village leaders.
They want to have these elections soon because they just won another election in Jubilee Hills.
They also need to figure out how to give special seats in the elections to certain groups, as old rules for this were canceled by courts.
The leaders might also approve new rules for gig workers, like delivery people, and decide on support for the family of a recently deceased poet.
Other big projects like the Kaleshwaram project might also be discussed.
The court wants to know by November 24th when the elections will happen.
The Telangana Cabinet will meet on Monday to decide on local body elections.
The meeting will discuss the schedule and modalities for sarpanch, mandal, and zilla parishad elections.
The recent Jubilee Hills by-election victory is influencing the push for prompt local elections.
The Cabinet will address the issue of reservations for Backward Classes, considering legal opinions and court rulings.
Other key topics include the Gig Workers Bill, support for the family of poet Ande Sri, and updates on major irrigation projects.
- Who
- Telangana State Cabinet, led by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy
- What
- Meeting to decide on the schedule for local body elections, discuss reservation modalities, and review other policy matters and development projects.
- When
- Monday
- Where
- Hyderabad
- Why
- To address the pending local body elections, influenced by a recent by-election victory and court directives, and to discuss new policies and ongoing projects.
Reservation for Backward Classes
Legal Opinion & Court Rulings
Reservation Implementation
Reservation for Backward Classes
The government is considering providing reservations within the party for Backward Classes.
Legal Opinion & Court Rulings
The High Court and Supreme Court have quashed GO 9, which provided reservations to BCs, and the government is awaiting legal advice.
- Meeting Date
- Monday
- Primary Agenda
- Local body elections schedule and modalities
- Key Discussions
- Jubilee Hills by-election result, Gig Workers Bill, Ande Sri's family support, Telangana Rising Summit-2025, Kaleshwaram project, SLBC tunnel, Pranahita Chevella project
- Court Mandate
- High Court order to inform decision on local election dates by November 24
- Previous Decisions
- Cabinet on Oct 16 decided to proceed as per legal experts' advice on reservations