Lok Sabha passes key bill to restore states' power to make their own OBC lists

The constitutional amendment bill, which requires a special majority for passage in both Houses of Parliament, restores the powers of the states to make their own OBC lists.

Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a constitutional amendment bill to restore the powers of the states to make their own OBC lists, with 385 members voting in its favour and no member opposing it. Some amendments moved by opposition members were rejected by the House.