With the delimitation draft being notified, the city has moved one step further closer to civic polls, or so it seems. However, MLAs cutting across party lines, reportedly not keen to hold civic polls before the 2023 Assembly polls, are strategising ways to derail the poll calendar despite the Supreme Court setting a deadline of eight weeks from May 20, sources said.
Congress MLAs, who have come down heavily on the delimitation draft, are mulling challenging it legally and if this is done, it is likely to delay polls.
Two former Congress councillors approached the High Court of Karnataka seeking timely elections, which eventually led to the Supreme Court directive recently. The two former councillors were supported by former councillors cutting across party lines, including BJP, sources said.
