GBA elections will be held within SC deadline: DKS

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Deputy Chief Minister and Bengaluru Development Minister D.K. Shivakumar connected Tuesday said that the authorities volition look into the questions raised astir inadequate preservation for women successful the 369 wards of the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA). The preservation committee volition beryllium asked to rectify successful lawsuit of immoderate mistakes. 

Mr. Shivakumar said that the civic polls would beryllium conducted wrong the deadline stipulated by the Supreme Court and that the authorities authorities would contented the indispensable directions to the State Election Commission (SEC) to facilitate the process. 

Mr. Shivakumar ruled retired seeking immoderate hold of clip from the Supreme Court to behaviour the elections and said the authorities was committed to complying with the apex court’s order.

Responding to queries connected method objections raised successful transportation with the GBA structuring, Mr. Shivakumar said the GBA committee volition look into it.

The Deputy Chief Minister stated that the SEC had already submitted an affidavit to the court. “Election day issues are near to the SEC. The authorities volition springiness each indispensable directions. We request to behaviour Zilla and Taluk panchayat elections, and we volition bash immoderate is indispensable nether the 73rd and 74th amendments of the Constitution,” helium added.

He reiterated that Congress would execute good successful the elections. “It is our work to behaviour elections. We are preparing caller leaders by empowering enactment workers. We are assured that we volition bash good successful each the 5 corporations,” helium said.

On the anticipation of a “friendly fight” betwixt the BJP and the JD(S), Mr. Shivakumar said the 2 parties were escaped to take their course. “Let them bash immoderate they want, combat separately oregon together. There would beryllium a nonstop combat if they person the aforesaid statement they had for parliamentary elections,” helium said.

Published - January 13, 2026 07:03 p.m. IST

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