GBA seeks Supreme Court nod to postpone Bengaluru civic polls to December, cites Karnataka SIR
The Greater Bengaluru Authority has petitioned the Supreme Court to extend the deadline for conducting civic elections from August to December. The authority cites severe logistical constraints caused by the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls, which has diverted essential administrative staff.
Why it matters
The delay highlights the tension between administrative capacity and democratic processes in India's rapidly growing urban centers.
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.
Application filed by the Chief Commissioner of the GBA follows stringent observations made by the court in a May 20 hearing, accusing the local body of even employing “delaying tactics” to postpone civic polls in Bengaluru. The time limit for the civic polls had earlier been June 30. The court, on May 20, had said this would be GBA’s “last chance”, and specifically barred further extensions of time for the conduct of the elections.
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