Karna govt notifies increasing BBMP wards to 243

The notification comes 20 days after the state assembly passed a bill for increasing the number of wards in the range of 225-250. Due to the process for increasing the number of wards, the municipal elections were put on hold after the council's five-year term was over. In the absence of the elected body, the government has appointed senior IAS officer Gaurav Gupta as the administrator of the BBMP.

The Karnataka government on Wednesday issued a notification increasing the number of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike wards from 198 to 243 with immediate effect. The notification comes 20 days after the state assembly passed a bill for increasing the number of wards in the range of 225-250.

Due to the process for increasing the number of wards, the municipal elections were put on hold after the council's five-year term was over. In the absence of the elected body, the government has appointed senior IAS officer Gaurav Gupta as the administrator of the BBMP.