While most Bengaluru city MLAs, cutting across parties, had been hoping that Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) polls would not be held before Assembly elections next year, former councillors of the civic body welcomed the decision of the High Court of Karnataka setting December 31, 2022, as the deadline to complete the elections.
Speaking to The Hindu, Abdul Wajeed, a former Congress councillor, said, “I welcome the court’s order which will pave way for the much-awaited election for the BBMP. Without the council, people in the city are facing a lot of issues. People don’t know whom to contact whenever they face problems.”
Mr. Wajeed also hoped that the government and election commission will take the directions of the court seriously and announce the dates for the election soon. “Congress has already started to prepare for the polls. BBMP pre-poll preparatory meetings with party workers has already been done in all Assembly constituencies,” he added.
