Overview
- State departments were told to fill 56,432 posts under a 50% reservation cap, retaining a 15% SC quota without internal allocation to avoid further legal delay.
- Dalit Left and ST organisations announced coordinated protests, including a March 11 Bengaluru rally and a Tumakuru–Bengaluru padayatra, and signalled court action while demanding the withdrawal of the order.
- Leaders have sought Cabinet changes, calling for the replacement of Social Welfare Minister H. C. Mahadevappa and the resignations of ministers K. H. Muniyappa and R. B. Thimmapur.
- Ministers Muniyappa and Thimmapur met Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and said the Cabinet on Thursday will reconsider internal reservation, with Thimmapur indicating a 'proportionate' split within the 15% SC quota.
- Community estimates suggest SC and ST candidates could lose roughly 1,128 and 2,257 posts respectively if internal allocation is omitted, even as the Governor‑assented sub‑classification law (17% SC with a 6/6/5 split) remains under judicial scrutiny.