SC extends time till August 31 for holding Bengaluru civic body elections
The Supreme Court has extended the deadline for holding elections for the Bengaluru civic body until August 31. This decision follows a previous ruling that set a June 30 deadline, which was deemed unfeasible due to manpower shortages. The court emphasized that no further extensions would be granted and urged the Karnataka government to activate its electoral machinery.
- ▪The Supreme Court extended the deadline for Bengaluru civic body elections to August 31.
- ▪The previous deadline was set for June 30, but was challenged due to manpower shortages.
- ▪The elections will now cover 369 wards across five newly created municipal corporations in the Greater Bengaluru Area.
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SC extends time till August 31 for holding Bengaluru civic body electionsThis extension comes after a previous January 12 ruling where SC set June 30 as the deadline to hold elections for the civic bodyPublished on: May 20, 2026 2:25 PM ISTPTIShare viaCopy link The Supreme Court on Wednesday extended till August 31 the time for holding the long-pending elections for the Bengaluru civic body.The top court is monitoring the compliance of its earlier orders regarding polls to the BBMP and the newly created municipal corporations within the Greater Bengaluru Area (GBA).
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