Elections to the posts of Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Belagavi are likely to be held in August, Member of Legislative Assembly Abhay Patil said in Belagavi on Thursday.
“Some court cases at the all-India level have led to the delay in electing the Mayor and the Deputy Mayor. But the State government has assured us that these problems will be sorted out soon. I have information that elections will be held before August 12 and the new Mayor will hoist the national flag on Independence Day,’’ Mr. Patil told journalists.
“We have had lengthy discussions with Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on this and he has assured us of early elections,’’ he said.
