In the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike’s (BBMP’s) political space, which is dominated by the three major parties - BJP, Congress, JD(S), along with AAP, now two smaller parties, which consider themselves as a ‘political startup,’ are getting ready to contest in the upcoming civic body elections.
The Karnataka Rashtra Samiti (KRS) and the Bengaluru Nava Nirmana Party (BNP), which have already started groundwork, will be contesting the elections.
The KRS party, started by anti-corruption crusader Ravi Krishna Reddy in 2019, will go to the people on a promise to form a “corruption-free Bengaluru civic body.” Speaking to The Hindu, Deepak C.N., State principal secretary of KRS party, said: “The party has been working of the ground from the last couple of years and we have reached out to people of all wards. Many volunteers are joining the party in various parts of the city.”
