SC gives nod to conduct local body polls, dismisses AP's plea on HC verdict

Vijayawada, Oct 9 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Friday gave the green signal to the Andhra Pradesh government to conduct local body elections, and at the same time, it dismissed the AP government's petition challenging the AP HC verdict on providing 34% reservations to the BCs. The Naidu headed AP government suffered a setback in the Apex court as the Supreme Court dismissed the state government's petition challenging the AP HC's verdict on providing 34% reservation for Backward Classes (BCs) in local body elections. A Bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu questioned the legal basis of the data…