Hours after the Telangana High Court stayed a state government order (GO), providing 42 per cent reservation to Backward Classes in local bodies, the State Election Commission suspended the election notification until further orders.

The State Election Commission (SEC), which had issued the notification on September 29 for elections to rural local bodies, said on Thursday night that notification for elections to Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituencies (ZPTCs), Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituencies (MPTCs) and Gram Panchayats is kept in abeyance until further notification.

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State Election Commissioner Rani Kumudini made the announcement after the High Court granted a stay on the GO relating to 42 per cent reservation and also on the notification for rural body polls.

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