Madhya Pradesh High Court Strikes Down 27% OBC Quota, Restores 14%
The Madhya Pradesh High Court struck down the 2019 law increasing OBC reservation from 14% to 27%, citing constitutional limits and lack of extraordinary circumstances. The court restored the quota to 14% and ordered recruitment agencies to fill 13% of posts from the unreserved category within three months. The Congress criticized the BJP government for weak legal defense and plans to challenge the verdict in the Supreme Court, while BJP leaders blamed the previous Congress government for hastily enacting the law without sufficient data.
First-hand measurement across 15 sources
We measured how 15 outlets covered this story. Coverage leans balanced overall (Left 18%, Centre 65%, Right 17%). Overall sentiment is neutral (43/100). Lens Score 55/100.
Outlets measured: freepressjournal, thehitavadacom, freepressjournal, hindustantimes, indianexpress, thehindu, english, indiatoday, and 7 more. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
Outlets split on this story: 1 leaned left, 12 stayed centre, and 2 leaned right — see how each framed it below.
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (28–55/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
indiatvnews broke this story on 9 Oct, 01:24 pm. Other outlets followed.