Vashram Sagathiya and Komal Bharai had defected to AAP on April 14, 2022, halving the strength of Congress to just 2 in the 72-member general board of RMC, ruled by the BJP. They returned to Congress last year.
In their pleas, Sagathiya and Bharai had sought a stay on the July 10 notification of byelection to two seats of ward 15 of the RMC. As per the notification, polling for the seats was to be conducted on August 6 and counting of votes was on August 8.
The Commission, headed by retired high court judge Jhaveri, was appointed in July 2022 to make recommendations to the state government while studying the backwardness of communities in local bodies in detail.
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Amid a row over OBC quota in the Gujarat panchayat polls, the BJP government in the state on Friday announced the formation of an independent commission to collect and analyse data about the nature and implications of backwardness in the local bodies. India News | OBC Quota for Local Bodies: Gujarat Govt Forms Commission in Line with SC Directives.