In December 2021, the Supreme Court suspended OBC quotas for local body elections in which of the following states?

Correct option is B

The correct answer is (b) Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.
• In December 2021, the Supreme Court suspended OBC quotas for local body elections in both Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.
• This decision was due to concerns that the states had not followed the "triple test" laid down by the court for determining the backwardness of OBC communities and providing reservations for them in local bodies.
• Article 238: This article empowers the President of India to appoint a Special Backward Classes Commission to investigate the conditions and educational, social, and economic backwardness of "classes of citizens other than Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes."
• Article 243D: This article deals with reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Panchayats (village councils).
• Article 243G: This article deals with reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Municipalities.