BJD in Odisha on Friday announced that it would give 27% of poll tickets to OBC candidates in the three-tier panchayat polls of 2022. "Due to cap on the percentage of reservation and as there is no central law to determine it, the BJD has taken a political decision," Food Supplies Minister and senior BJD leader Ranendra Pratap Swain said.
BJD in Odisha on Friday announced that it would give 27% of poll tickets to OBC candidates in the three-tier panchayat polls of 2022. "Due to cap on the percentage of reservation and as there is no central law to determine it, the BJD has taken a political decision," Food Supplies Minister and senior BJD leader Ranendra Pratap Swain said.