PoliticsPhoto: The HinduAndhra Pradesh to Hold Kotia Local Body Polls Despite Odisha's Supreme Court Plea
The Andhra Pradesh government and State Election Commission are proceeding with local body elections in the Kotia group of villages on the Andhra Pradesh-Odisha border, despite Odisha's objections. Odisha has approached the Supreme Court to halt the elections, citing a 2006 order to maintain the status quo. Both states have disputed jurisdiction over these villages for about seven decades and have held elections there for years.
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