India, May 19 -- In a major move with significant political and social implications, the BJP government led by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday regularised 66 communities that were part of West Bengal's OBC reservation list before 2010.

The decision comes just days after the new state government scrapped the existing OBC list following a court ruling.

Under the fresh notification issued by the Backward Classes Welfare Department, these communities will now be eligible for 7 per cent reservation in government jobs and services.

Several Muslim communities included

The restored list includes several traditional caste and occupational groups, many of them from the Muslim community.

The notification also includes people who conv...