The Commission recommended that 27 percent of seats be
reserved for OBCs, in addition to 15 percent for SCs and 7 percent for STs (Sekhon, 50).
Unfortunately, the government did not implement these policies in fear of large scale opposition
from the people, but in 1990, the Janata Dal government “attempted partial implementation of
recommendations leading to widespread unrest and opposition from middle- and upper-caste
youths, intellectuals, and elites” (Sekhon, 50).