maharashtra the data points to their economic and social vulnerability and the differences between them and the forward castes remains significant on many indicators and it was necessary to involve them in the decisionmaking process through appropriate political reservationsit was noted that the bcc statistics is different in different data sets available with the government however the report said keeping in mind that reservation for sc st based on their population and excluding these seats reserved for them the remaining available seats and posts of chairpersons of local bodies have been specified for bccs as per their proportion in population or 27 whichever is lessthe sc is hearing a bunch of petitions including one by rahul wagh against the reservation on tuesday wagh got time to study the 800page banthia report