Rajasthan Panchayat Poll Ordinance

Of the 9,872 sarpanches who were elected in January's civic polls in Rajasthan, 746 are now being accused of submitting fake certificates to circumvent a new ordinance that made Class 8 a minimum educational requirement for the post.

The panchayat elections in Rajasthan have seen the BJP come out on top. However, the performance does not measure up to the party's landslide victories in the 2013 Assembly and 2014 Lok Sabha elections. The polls were also the first elections that have been held under a new ordinance that mandates some educational qualification for candidates.

In Rajasthan, a court will today decide on a controversial government order that set educational prerequisites for contesting village polls.

The Supreme Court has said it will not interfere with the election schedule for local bodies in Rajasthan, asking petitioners who had challenged an ordinance or executive order by the state government, to move the high court instead.

Of the 9,872 sarpanches who were elected in January's civic polls in Rajasthan, 746 are now being accused of submitting fake certificates to circumvent a new ordinance that made Class 8 a minimum educational requirement for the post.

The panchayat elections in Rajasthan have seen the BJP come out on top. However, the performance does not measure up to the party's landslide victories in the 2013 Assembly and 2014 Lok Sabha elections. The polls were also the first elections that have been held under a new ordinance that mandates some educational qualification for candidates.

In Rajasthan, a court will today decide on a controversial government order that set educational prerequisites for contesting village polls.

The Supreme Court has said it will not interfere with the election schedule for local bodies in Rajasthan, asking petitioners who had challenged an ordinance or executive order by the state government, to move the high court instead.