Setback For Kamal Nath Government! Jabalpur High Court Quashes MP Order to Increase Quota For OBC Community in NEET PG Counselling

Bhopal, March 19: The Jabalpur High Court on Tuesday quashed Madhya Pradesh government's order of increasing the percentage of reservation for Other Backward Class (OBC) community to 27 percent in NEET PG Counselling. Earlier this month, state governor Anandiben Patel approved an ordinance to increase reservation for the OBCs from 14 per cent to 27 per cent. Madhya Pradesh Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Schedule: Constituency Wise Dates Of Voting And Results For MP General Elections.

Last week, Chief Minister Kamal Nath had announced that the state government had decided to raise the reservation limit for OBCs from 14 per cent to 27 per cent and also implement quota for the poor among the general category. The ordinance was passed just before the announcement of election dates of the Lok Sabha polls.  NEET Aspirant From Uttar Pradesh Commits Suicide in Kota.

There are 29 Lok Sabha seats in the state. In 2014, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had won 26 seats, while the Congress bagged the remaining seats. This time, voting for the general elections in Madhya Pradesh will be held in four phases, beginning from April 29. The results will be declared on May 23.

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