Bhubaneswar, 13/8: In a major development ,Biju Janata Dal (BJD) which is the ruling party of Odisha has announced to reserve 27 percent tickets for Other Backward Classes (OBC) candidates in the upcoming Panchayat elections.
The decision was taken by the BJD Supremo Naveen Patnaik. It was announced by Ministers Ranendra Pratap Swain and Arun Sahoo at the party office in Bhubaneswar.
The ministers announced that the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) Act, 2008 has a provision of reservation of posts and services for people belonging to this category,
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