BENGALURU: The exercise of delimitation of BBMP wards has seen several of them being named after historical, mythological and cultural icons of Karnataka. The draft delimitation report was released on Thursday.
Prominent among the wards named after the personalities are Dr Rajkumar (146), Kanneshwara Rama (36), Veera Madakari (37), Ranadheera Kanteerava (43), Veera Sindhura Lakshmana (44) Vijayanagara Krishna Devaraya (45), M Visvesvaraya (46) and Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar (47). Ward 208 has been named Deendayal, after Deendayal Upadhyaya, one of the founders of Bharatiya Jana Sangh, the BJP’s previous incarnation. Ward 169 has been named Devaraj Urs, after the former Congress CM who is credited with ensuring that backward classes got their share of power in Karnataka.