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UP govt sets up OBC Commission: Panchayat polls to be held after assembly polls

Manoj Bhadra
Lucknow, May 18 (UNI) Now it is almost official that the three-tier panchayat polls will be held after the crucial 2027 assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh.
After much delay, the Yogi Adityanath government on Monday approved a proposal to set up an OBC Commission, which will determine OBC reservations for Panchayat elections.
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