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Srinagar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has said that the reservation quota for Scheduled Tribes (STs) in Jammu and Kashmir could go up to include new categories. Prior to the revocation of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status, the state’s reservation policy allocated 8% for Scheduled Castes (SC), 10% for STs, 2% for social castes, 3% for residents along the Line of Actual Control, 20% for residents from backward areas, 6% horizontal reservation for ex-servicemen, and 3% for physically challenged people. Earlier this month, the Lok Sabha passed the Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled T…

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