The State Election Commission (SEC) on Tuesday told the High Court of Karnataka that any discrepancies or illegalities in the process of delimitation of 243 wards of the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) cannot come in the way of holding elections to the BBMP at present.
The SEC also said that if any illegalities or discrepancies are found in the delimitation of wards, the High Court can issue guidelines to be followed by State government for delimitation of the wards only for the next election as the present election process, initiated based on the directions issued by the Supreme Court, cannot be stalled.
The submissions were made before Justice Hemant Chandangoudar, who is hearing a batch of petitions filed by some political parties, aspirants for BBMP elections, and a few electors. The petitioners questioned the legality of delimitation of the wards on various grounds.
