Hyderabad, Oct 7 (PTI) Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday held a meeting with Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and other cabinet colleagues, besides other ruling Congress leaders to discuss the petitions against Backward Classes reservation in local bodies, coming up in the High Court on October 8.

The meeting focused on the arguments the government would present in support of the reservation, official sources said.

State Congress president B Mahesh Kumar Goud, AICC incharge of party affairs in Telangana Meenakshi Natarajan attended the meeting.

The Telangana High Court on September 27 posted the hearing on October 8 over petitions challenging the state government's order providing 42 per cent reservation to Backward Classes in local bodies.

The petitioner

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