Karnataka govt abolishes 4% Muslim quota

Ahead of the crucial Karnataka Assembly elections, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai-led government has made some notable changes to the state's reservation quota, removing the 4 per cent allocation for Muslims. In a cabinet meeting the Karnataka government increased the reservation quota from 50 per cent to 56 per cent. The government has also decided to scrap 4 per cent OBC reservation for Muslims. They will now be moved to 10 per cent Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category. With the latest rejig, the Muslims will now have to compete with EWS quota, which has Brahmins, Vysyas, Mudaliyars, Jains and others. Speaking to reporters after the Cabinet meeting, CM Bommai said that the religious minorities quota would be done away with and brought under the 10 per cent pool of the EWS group without any change of condition. The EWS quota given by the central government is 10 per cent.