Bahujan Samaj Party Chief Mayawati said the Supreme Court judgment on reservation in promotion for SC/ST in govt jobs is a welcome verdict. Mayawati said, "Judgment welcome to a certain extent since Supreme Court didn't impose a restriction in this regard and clearly said that centre or state govts can provide reservation if they want." Earlier, the Supreme Court said that the states need not to collect data on backwardness of SC and ST employees before giving reservation in promotion.