GBA seeks Supreme Court nod to postpone Bengaluru civic polls to December, cites Karnataka SIR
The Greater Bengaluru Authority has requested a four-month extension from the Supreme Court to conduct civic elections, citing logistical strain from the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls. The request follows a previous court warning that the original June deadline was the final opportunity for the local body to hold the polls.
The Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) has urged the Supreme Court to extend the deadline for conducting the elections to 369 wards across five city corporations in Bengaluru by four months — from August 31 to December 31 — citing “severe logistical challenges” due to the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Karnataka.
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